장로정치

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 장로(長老) (jangno, “the elderly”) + 정치(政治) (jeongchi, “politics”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋno̞d͡ʑʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [장(ː)노정치]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jangnojeongchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?janglojeongchi
McCune–Reischauer?changnojŏngch'i
Yale Romanization?cānglocengchi

Noun

장로정치 • (jangnojeongchi) (hanja 長老政治)

  1. (politics) gerontocracy
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