양원제

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 兩院制, from 兩 (“two”) + 院 (“houses”) + 制 (“system”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yang'wonje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yang'wonje
McCune–Reischauer?	yangwŏnje
Yale Romanization?	yāngwen.cey

Noun

양원제 • (yang'wonje) (hanja 兩院制)

1. (politics) bicameralism