운동회

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 運動会, from 運動 (“exercise”) + 会 (“meeting”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)ndo̞ŋβwe̞] ~ [ˈu(ː)ndo̞ŋɦø̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [운(ː)동훼/운(ː)동회]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?undonghoe
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?undonghoe
    McCune–Reischauer?undonghoe
    Yale Romanization?wūntonghoy

    Noun

    운동회 • (undonghoe) (hanja 運動会)

    1. sports day; field day
      Synonyms: 체육대회(體育大會) (cheyukdaehoe), 체육제전(體育祭典) (cheyukjejeon)
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