단편

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈta̠(ː)npʰjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?danpyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?danpyeon
McCune–Reischauer?tanp'yŏn
Yale Romanization?tānphyen

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 短篇 (short piece of writing).

    Noun

    단편 • (danpyeon) (hanja 短篇)

    1. short story; short piece of fiction
    2. conte, disjecta membra
      Synonyms: 꽁트 (kkongteu), 콩트 (kongteu)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 斷片 (fragment, scrap).

      Noun

      단편 • (danpyeon) (hanja 斷片)

      1. fraction, fragment; portion, part, piece
        Synonym: 조각 (jogak)