Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 반동(反動) (bandong, reaction) + 분자(分子) (bunja, faction; element).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ndo̞ŋbuɲd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bandongbunja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bandongbunja
McCune–Reischauer?pandongbunja
Yale Romanization?pāntongpun.ca

Noun edit

반동분자 (bandongbunja) (hanja 反動分子)

  1. (politics) a reactionary