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)
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