왕복

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 往復, from 往 (“go”) + 復 (“return”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwa̠(ː)ŋbo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [왕(ː)복]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wangbok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wangbog
    McCune–Reischauer?wangbok
    Yale Romanization?wāngpok

    Noun

    왕복 • (wangbok) (hanja 往復)

    1. round trip, shuttle
      • 2014, Mark Vincent, Jaehoon Yeon, Complete Korean Beginner to Intermediate Course:
        편도를 드릴까요, 왕복을 드릴까요?
        pyeondoreul deurilkkayo, wangbog-eul deurilkkayo?
        Would you like one-way or round-trip?

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

    • 왕복(往復)표 (wangbokpyo, “round-trip ticket”)
    • 왕복(往復)하다 (wangbokhada, “to make a round trip”)
    • 왕복비행(往復飛行) (wangbokbihaeng, “round-trip flight”)
    • 왕복수송(往復輸送) (wangboksusong, “round-trip transportation”)
    • 왕복승차권(往復乘車券) (wangbokseungchagwon, “round-trip ticket”)
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