정부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 政府, from 政 (“politics”) + 府 (“document repository; warehouse”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋbu]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [정부]
Romanizations
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 것 입니다.
    igos-ui jeongbu-neun bupaehayeosseuni, jeohui-neun igos-eul talchulhayeo tteonal geot imnida.
    The Government here is corrupt, so we'll move to escape them.

See also
  • 국가 (國家, gukga)
  • 지방자치단체 (地方自治團體, jibangjachidanche)
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