외국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外國, from 外 (“outside”) + 國 (“country”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡuk̚] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)국/외(ː)국]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oeguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oegug
McCune–Reischauer?	oeguk
Yale Romanization?	ōykwuk

Noun

외국 • (oeguk) (hanja 外國)

1. a foreign country

Derived terms

• 외국인 (外國人, oegugin, “foreigner”)
• 외국어 (外國語, oegugeo, “foreign language”)