왕복

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 往復, from 往 (“go”) + 復 (“return”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wangbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wangbog
McCune–Reischauer?	wangbok
Yale Romanization?	wāngpok

Noun

왕복 • (wangbok) (hanja 往復)

1. round trip, shuttle
   • 2014, Mark Vincent, Jaehoon Yeon, Complete Korean Beginner to Intermediate Course:

     편도를 드릴까요, 왕복을 드릴까요?

     Pyeondoreul deurilkkayo, wangbog-eul deurilkkayo?

     Would you like one-way or round-trip?

Antonyms

• 편도(片道) (pyeondo, “one-way”)

Derived terms

• 왕복(往復)표 (wangbokpyo, “round-trip ticket”)
• 왕복비행(往復飛行) (wangbokbihaeng, “round-trip flight”)
• 왕복수송(往復輸送) (wangboksusong, “round-trip transportation”)
• 왕복(往復)하다 (wangbokhada, “to make a round trip”)
• 왕복승차권(往復乘車券) (wangbokseungchagwon, “round-trip ticket”)