섭정

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 攝政 (“regent”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)p̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [섭(ː)쩡]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Seopjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Seobjeong
McCune–Reischauer?	Sŏpchŏng
Yale Romanization?	sēpceng

Noun

섭정 • (seopjeong) (hanja 攝政)

1. regent