현대사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 現代 (“contemporary times”) + 史 (“history”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)ndɛsʰa̠] ~ [ˈçɘ(ː)nde̞sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)대사/현(ː)데사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeondaesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeondaesa
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏndaesa
Yale Romanization?	hyēntaysa

Noun

현대사 • (hyeondaesa) (hanja 現代史)

1. contemporary history (conventionally after the end of World War II)

   Hypernym: 근현대사(近現代史) (geunhyeondaesa)

   Coordinate terms: 고대사(古代史) (godaesa), 중세사(中世史) (jungsesa), 근세사(近世史) (geunsesa), 근대사(近代史) (geundaesa)

   • 2010, 김성동 [gimseongdong], “"6월 지방선거, 서울에서 제주까지 모두 질 수 있다" ["6wol jibangseon'geo, seoureseo jejukkaji modu jil su itda"]”, in Wolgan Chosun‎^[1]:

     저는 대한민국의 현대사를 긍정합니다. 물론 100%는 아니고, 공칠과삼(功七過三) 정도라고 봅니다.

     Jeoneun Daehanmin'gugui hyeondaesareul geungjeonghamnida. Mullon baekpeocenteuneun anigo, gongchilgwasam jeongdorago bomnida.

     I affirm the positivities of South Korea's contemporary history. Not 100%, of course; I see it as 70% good, 30% bad.