재야당

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 在野黨.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɛ(ː)ja̠da̠ŋ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ja̠da̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [재(ː)야당/제(ː)야당]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jaeyadang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jaeyadang
McCune–Reischauer?	chaeyadang
Yale Romanization?	cāyyatang

Noun

재야당 • (jaeyadang) (hanja 在野黨)

1. (politics) the opposition party

Synonyms

• 야당 (野黨, yadang, “the opposition party”)

Antonyms

• 여당 (與黨, yeodang, “the ruling party”)