위성정당

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 衛星政黨, from 衛星 (“satellite”) + 政黨 (“political party”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɥi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋda̠ŋ] ~ [ˈy(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋda̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [위(ː)성정당]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Wiseongjeongdang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Wiseongjeongdang
McCune–Reischauer?	Wisŏngjŏngdang
Yale Romanization?	wīsengcengtang

Noun

위성정당 • (wiseongjeongdang) (hanja 衛星政黨)

1. (politics) bloc party; satellite party

Usage notes

Despite South Korea is a mature liberal democracy, the term is also used to describe small dependent parties controlled by major parties in South Korea.