구어

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 口語.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)ʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)어]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gueo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gueo
    McCune–Reischauer?kuŏ
    Yale Romanization?kwūe

    Noun

    구어 • (gueo) (hanja 口語)

    1. colloquial language
      Antonym: 문어(文語) (muneo)
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