기전

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 機轉

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kid͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [기전]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gijeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gijeon
McCune–Reischauer?	kijŏn
Yale Romanization?	kicen

Noun

기전 • (gijeon)

1. (medicine) mechanism

   작용 기전

   jagyong gijeon

   mechanism of action

   이 단백질의 폐암세포 증식 및 전이 조절 기전

   i danbaekjir-ui pyeamsepo jeungsik mit jeoni jojeol gijeon

   the regulatory mechanism of this protein on the proliferation and metastasis of lung cancer cells

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 棋戰

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kid͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [기전]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gijeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gijeon
McCune–Reischauer?	kijŏn
Yale Romanization?	kicen

Noun

기전 • (gijeon)

1. a game of baduk or of chess
2. baduk or chess competition