해외

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海外, from 海 (“sea”) + 外 (“beyond”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)we̞] ~ [ˈhɛ(ː)ø̞] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)we̞] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)웨/해(ː)외/헤(ː)웨/헤(ː)외]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hae'oe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hae'oe
McCune–Reischauer?	haeoe
Yale Romanization?	hāy.oy

Noun

해외 • (hae'oe) (hanja 海外)

1. overseas
2. foreign countries

   해외투자 ― hae'oetuja ― a foreign investment

   해외시장 ― hae'oesijang ― the overseas market

See also

• 외국(外國) (oeguk, “a foreign country”)