서행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 徐行, from 徐 (“slow”) + 行 (“move”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɦe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)행/서(ː)헹]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seohaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seohaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏhaeng
Yale Romanization?	sēhayng

Noun

서행 • (seohaeng) (hanja 徐行)

1. (of a vehicle) slow moving

   다행히 승용차는 서행하고 있었기에 큰 사고는 없었다.

   dahaenghi seung'yongcha-neun seohaenghago isseotgi-e keun sago-neun eopseotda.

   Because the car was thankfully moving slowly, there was no major accident.

   홍수로 인해 지하철까지 서행에 들어가다.

   hongsu-ro inhae jihacheol-kkaji seohaeng-e deureogada.

   Even the subway train was moving slowly due to the flood.

   학교 앞에서는 자전거도 서행이 필수다.

   hakgyo ap-eseo-neun jajeon'geo-do seohaeng-i pilsu-da.

   In front of a school, moving slowly is essential even for bicycles.

Derived terms

• 서행하다 (徐行—, seohaenghada)