외인부대

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 外人部隊, from 外人 (“foreigner”) + 部隊 (“army unit”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)inbudɛ] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)inbudɛ] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)inbude̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)inbude̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)인부대/외(ː)인부대/웨(ː)인부데/외(ː)인부데]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?oeinbudae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?oeinbudae
    McCune–Reischauer?oeinbudae
    Yale Romanization?ōyinputay

    Noun

    외인부대 • (oeinbudae) (hanja 外人部隊)

    1. foreign legion; army unit composed of foreigners
      1. (in particular) the French Foreign Legion
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