찬반

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 贊反 (“approval and disapproval”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chanban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chanban
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'anban
Yale Romanization?	chānpan

Noun

찬반 • (chanban) (hanja 贊反)

1. support and opposition; approval and disapproval

Derived terms

• 찬반양론 (贊反兩論, chanbanyangnon, “pros and cons”)