이전

이전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 以前, from 以 (“from”) + 前 (“before”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈiːd͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic Hangul[이:전]

Revised Romanization? ijeon Revised Romanization (translit.)? ijeon McCune–Reischauer? ijŏn Yale Romanization? īcen

Noun

이전 • (ijeon) (hanja 以前)

1. the time before now; heretofore

   그들은 이전에 눈 속에 놓아둔 측정 장비 몇 점을 찾고 있었다.

   Geudeureun ijeone nun soge noadun cheukjeong jangbi myeot jeomeul chatgo isseotda.

   They were looking for some measuring equipment they had placed in the ice earlier.