정주행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 正走行.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑuɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑuɦe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)주행/정(ː)주헹]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongjuhaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongjuhaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngjuhaeng
Yale Romanization?	cēngcwuhayng

Noun

정주행 • (jeongjuhaeng) (hanja 正走行)

1. (neologism) binge watching (a tv/movie series from start to finish); reading through (a whole book/comic series)

Usage notes

For a more technical translation of the English term binge watching, see 빈지워칭 (binjiwoching).

Derived terms

• 정주행(正走行)하다 (jeongjuhaenghada, “to binge-watch; to read through”)