완행

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 緩行.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwa̠(ː)nɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈwa̠(ː)nɦe̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wanhaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wanhaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?wanhaeng
    Yale Romanization?wān.hayng

    Noun

    완행 • (wanhaeng) (hanja 緩行)

    1. going slowly
    2. slow train; local train

    Antonyms

    See also

    • 무궁화 (mugunghwa), 무궁화호 (mugunghwaho)