아편전쟁

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 阿片戰爭, from 阿片 (“opium”) + 戰爭 (“war”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)pʰjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [ˈa̠(ː)pʰjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)편전쟁/아(ː)편전젱]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Apyeonjeonjaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Apyeonjeonjaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?Ap'yŏnjŏnjaeng
    Yale Romanization?ā.phyen.cen.cayng

    Proper noun

    아편전쟁 • (Apyeonjeonjaeng) (hanja 阿片戰爭)

    1. (historical) Opium War
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