연극

Korean

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

(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

연극 • (yeon'geuk) (hanja 演劇)

a public show or performance
- 그 연극은 그리 좋은 평판을 받지 않았습니다.
  geu yeon'geugeun geuri jo'eun pyeongpaneul batji anatseumnida.
  That play didn't get very good reviews.