대선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大選.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹n] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)선/데(ː)선]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daeseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daeseon
McCune–Reischauer?	taesŏn
Yale Romanization?	tāysen

Noun

대선 • (daeseon) (hanja 大選)

1. presidential election