우편국

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 郵便局, from 郵便 (sending by mail) + (office)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?upyeon'guk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?upyeongug
    McCune–Reischauer?up'yŏn'guk
    Yale Romanization?wu.phyenkwuk

    Noun

    우편국 • (upyeon'guk) (hanja 郵便局)

    1. (North Korea) post office
      우편국이 어디입니까?
      Upyeon'gug-i eodi-imnikka?
      Where is the post-office?

    Synonyms

    • 우체국 (ucheguk, “post office”) (chiefly South Korea)