전방

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 前方 (“front side”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nba̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [전방]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonbang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonbang
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnbang
Yale Romanization?	cenpang

Noun

전방 • (jeonbang) (hanja 前方)

1. front side

   Synonym: 앞 (ap)

   Antonym: 후방(後方) (hubang)

   감시소초 전방 해변

   gamsi-socho jeonbang haebyeon

   the coastline in front of the guard post

   4번 카메라의 경우, 전방에 위치한 암석으로 인해 시야가 제한되어 있다.

   Sa-beon kamera-ui gyeong'u, jeonbang-e wichi-han amseog-euro inhae siya-ga jehan-doeeo itda.

   In the case of Camera No. 4, its range of vision is limited due to a rock located in front of it.

2. (military) frontline

   Antonym: 후방(後方) (hubang)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 廛 (“store, shop”) + 房 (“house, room”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonbang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonbang
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnpang
Yale Romanization?	cēnqpang

Noun

전방 • (jeonbang) (hanja 廛房)

1. (especially Gyeongsang) shop; (small) store

   Synonym: 가게 (gage)

Alternative forms

• 점빵 (jeomppang) — pronunciation spelling of Gyeongsang, especially by those ignorant of the Sino-Korean etymology