세력

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 勢力 (“influence, power”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seryeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	selyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	seryŏk
Yale Romanization?	sēylyek

Noun

세력 • (seryeok) (hanja 勢力)

1. influence, power