정부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 政府, from (law) + (village)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋbu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? jeongbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeongbu
McCune–Reischauer? chŏngbu
Yale Romanization? cengpu

Noun

정부 (jeongbu) (hanja 政府)

  1. national government, particularly the executive branch
    • 이곳의 정부는 부패하였으니, 저희는 이곳을 탈출하여 떠날 겁니다.
      igosui jeongbuneun bupaehayeosseuni, jeohuineun igoseul talchulhayeo tteonal geomnida.
      The Government here is corrupt, so we'll move to escape them.

See also

  • 국가 (gukga)
  • 지방자치단체 (jibangjachidanche)
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