단편

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	danpyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	danpyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	tanp'yŏn
Yale Romanization?	tānphyen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 短篇 (“short piece of writing”).

Noun

단편 • (danpyeon) (hanja 短篇)

1. short story; short piece of fiction
2. conte, disjecta membra

   Synonym: 콩트 (kongteu)

Derived terms

• 단편소설(短篇小說) (danpyeonsoseol)
• 단편영화(短篇映畫) (danpyeonyeonghwa)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 斷片 (“fragment, scrap”).

Noun

단편 • (danpyeon) (hanja 斷片)

1. fraction, fragment; portion, part, piece

   Synonym: 조각 (jogak)