면적

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 面積

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmjɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [면(ː)적]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?myeonjeok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeonjeog
    McCune–Reischauer?myŏnjŏk
    Yale Romanization?myēn.cek

    Noun

    면적 • (myeonjeok) (hanja 面積)

    1. (mathematics) area
      그것은 면적이 약 사백오십(450)만 제곱 킬로미터에 달하고 남극 대륙과 그린랜드에 이어서 세계에서 세번째로 큰 얼음 더미를 차지하고 있다.
      Geugeoseun myeonjeogi yak sabaegosip(450)man jegop killomiteo'e dalhago namgeuk daeryukgwa geurillaendeue ieoseo segyeeseo sebeonjjaero keun eoreum deomireul chajihago itda.
      It is about 4.5 million square kilometers in area and holds the world’s third largest collection of ice after Antarctica and Greenland.
      2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns (The original sentence in English)
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