서행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 徐行, from 徐 (“slow”) + 行 (“move”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɦe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)행/서(ː)헹]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seohaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seohaeng
McCune–Reischauer?sŏhaeng
Yale Romanization?sēhayng

Noun

서행 • (seohaeng) (hanja 徐行)

  1. (of a vehicle) slow moving
    다행히 승용차는 서행하고 있었기에 큰 사고는 없었다.
    dahaenghi seung'yongcha-neun seohaenghago isseotgi-e keun sago-neun eopseotda.
    Because the car was thankfully moving slowly, there was no major accident.
    홍수로 인해 지하철까지 서행에 들어가다.
    hongsu-ro inhae jihacheol-kkaji seohaeng-e deureogada.
    Even the subway train was moving slowly due to the flood.
    학교 앞에서는 자전거도 서행이 필수다.
    hakgyo ap-eseo-neun jajeon'geo-do seohaeng-i pilsu-da.
    In front of a school, moving slowly is essential even for bicycles.

Derived terms
  • 서행하다 (徐行—, seohaenghada)
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