정체

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 正體.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongche
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngch'e
Yale Romanization?	cēngchey

Noun

정체 • (jeongche) (hanja 正體)

1. identity; true nature
2. (one's) true colour; true character

Derived terms

• 정체성 (正體性, jeongcheseong, “identity”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 停滯.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [정체]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongche
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngch'e
Yale Romanization?	cengchey

Noun

정체 • (jeongche) (hanja 停滯)

1. stagnation
2. traffic jam

Derived terms

• 정체적 (停滯的, jeongchejeok, “stagnant”)
• 정체하다 (停滯—, jeongchehada)
• 정체되다 (停滯—, jeongchedoeda)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 政體.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [정체]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongche
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngch'e
Yale Romanization?	cengchey

Noun

정체 • (jeongche) (hanja 政體)

1. government system; form of government