구어체

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 口語 (colloquial language) + (form).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)ʌ̹t͡ɕʰe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gueoche
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gueoche
    McCune–Reischauer?kuŏch'e
    Yale Romanization?kwūe.chey

    Noun

    구어체 • (gueoche) (hanja 口語體)

    1. (linguistics) colloquial style, colloquialism, conversational form of language