항공우편

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 항공(航空) (hanggong) + 우편(郵便) (upyeon).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hanggong'upyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hanggong'upyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	hanggongup'yŏn
Yale Romanization?	hāngkongwu.phyen

Noun

항공우편 • (hanggong'upyeon) (hanja 航空郵便)

1. airmail

   Synonym: 항공편(航空便) (hanggongpyeon)