연극

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 演劇, from 演 (“far-flowing”) + 劇 (“performance”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeon'geuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongeug
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏn'gŭk
Yale Romanization?	yēnkuk

Noun

연극 • (yeon'geuk) (hanja 演劇)

1. a public show or performance

   그 연극은 그리 좋은 평판을 받지 않았습니다.

   geu yeon'geug-eun geuri jo'eun pyeongpan-eul batji anatseumnida.

   That play didn't get very good reviews.