간선도로

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 간선(幹線) (ganseon, main line) + 도로(道路) (doro, road). Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (かん)(せん)(どう)() (kansendōro).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠nsʰʌ̹n to̞(ː)ɾo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganseon doro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganseon dolo
McCune–Reischauer?kansŏn toro
Yale Romanization?kansen tōlo

Noun

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간선도로 (ganseondoro) (hanja 幹線道路)

  1. main road, main thoroughfare, artery, arterial road, trunk road