Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 灰色分子, from 灰色 (grey/gray) + 分子 (faction; element).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwe̞sʰɛk̚p͈uɲd͡ʑa̠] ~ [hø̞sʰɛk̚p͈uɲd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ɸwe̞sʰe̞k̚p͈uɲd͡ʑa̠] ~ [hø̞sʰe̞k̚p͈uɲd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [///]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoesaekbunja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoesaegbunja
McCune–Reischauer?hoesaekpunja
Yale Romanization?hoysaykpun.ca

Noun edit

회색분자 (hoesaekbunja) (hanja 灰色分子)

  1. (politics) a (political or ideological) fence sitter