공포영화

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 恐怖映畫 (horror movie)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞jʌ̹ŋβwa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gongpoyeonghwa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongpoyeonghwa
    McCune–Reischauer?kongp'oyŏnghwa
    Yale Romanization?kōngpho.yenghwa

    Noun

    공포영화 • (gongpoyeonghwa) (hanja 恐怖映畫)

    1. horror movie