이전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 以前, from 以 (“from”) + 前 (“before”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈiːd͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[이:전]
Revised Romanization? ijeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ijeon
McCune–Reischauer? ijŏn
Yale Romanization? īcen

Noun

이전 • (ijeon) (hanja 以前)

  1. the time before now; heretofore
    그들은 이전에 눈 속에 놓아둔 측정 장비 몇 점을 찾고 있었다.
    Geudeureun ijeone nun soge noadun cheukjeong jangbi myeot jeomeul chatgo isseotda.
    They were looking for some measuring equipment they had placed in the ice earlier.
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