진보

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 進步.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jinbo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jinbo
McCune–Reischauer?	chinbo
Yale Romanization?	cīnpo

Noun

진보 • (jinbo) (hanja 進步)

1. (politics) progressive

   Antonym: 보수(保守) (bosu, “conservative”)

2. progress

   Antonym: 퇴보(退步) (toebo, “regress”)

Derived terms

• 진보(進步)하다 (jinbohada)
• 진보(進步)되다 (jinbodoeda)
• 진보주의(進步主義) (jinbojuui, “progressivism”)