외국
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 外國, from 外 (“outside”) + 國 (“country”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (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 |