완행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 緩行.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwa̠(ː)nɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈwa̠(ː)nɦe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [완(ː)행/완(ː)헹]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wanhaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wanhaeng
McCune–Reischauer?wanhaeng
Yale Romanization?wān.hayng

Noun

완행 • (wanhaeng) (hanja 緩行)

  1. going slowly
  2. slow train; local train

Antonyms

See also

  • 무궁화 (mugunghwa), 무궁화호 (mugunghwaho)
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