전보

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 電報, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 電報(でんぽう) (denpō).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nbo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)보]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeonbo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonbo
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏnbo
    Yale Romanization?cēnpo

    Noun

    전보 • (jeonbo) (hanja 電報)

    1. a telegram
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