위협

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 威脅 (“threat, menace”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɥiʝʌ̹p̚] ~ [yʝʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [위협]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wihyeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wihyeob
McCune–Reischauer?	wihyŏp
Yale Romanization?	wihyep

Noun

위협 • (wihyeop) (hanja 威脅)

1. threat, menace

   9/11(구일일) 테러리즘의 위협 이래로

   9/11(gu'ir-il) tereorijeumui wihyeop iraero

   since 9/11, the threat of terrorism