반전세

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 半傳貰, from 半 (“half”) + 傳貰 (“jeonse”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	banjeonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	banjeonse
McCune–Reischauer?	panjŏnse
Yale Romanization?	pān.censey

Noun

반전세 • (banjeonse) (hanja 半傳貰)

1. (real estate) banjeonse (a form of lease in the South Korean real estate market which is a hybrid between jeonse and wolse, in which the lessee provides the landlord with a smaller lump sum deposit than would be required with jeonse, while agreeing to pay a lower rate of monthly rent than would be required with wolse)

   Coordinate terms: 전세(傳貰) (jeonse), 월세(月貰) (wolse), 사글세(朔月貰) (sageulse), 연세(年貰) (yeonse)

Descendants

• → Cantonese: 半傳貰／半传贳 (bun³ cyun⁴ sai³)
• → English: banjeonse
• → Japanese: 半伝貰(バンチョンセ) (banchonse)
• → Mandarin: 半傳貰／半传贳 (bànchuánshì)