전보

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 電報, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 電報(でんぽう) (denpō).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonbo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonbo
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnbo
Yale Romanization?	cēnpo

Noun

전보 • (jeonbo) (hanja 電報)

1. a telegram