여야

See also: -여야

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 與野, from 與 (“ruling party”) + 野 (“opposition party”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeoya
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeoya
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏya
Yale Romanization?	yē.ya

Noun

여야 • (yeoya) (hanja 與野)

1. (politics) the ruling party and the opposition party

   여야 지도부가 한 곳에 모여 회담을 가졌다.

   Yeoya jidobu-ga han gos-e moyeo hoedam-eul gajeotda.

   The leaders of the ruling party and the opposition party met in one place to have a conference.