해협

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 海峽 (“strait; channel”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ʝʌ̹p̚] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ʝʌ̹p̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)협/헤(ː)협]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?haehyeop
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?haehyeob
    McCune–Reischauer?haehyŏp
    Yale Romanization?hāyhyep

    Noun

    해협 • (haehyeop) (hanja 海峽)

    1. strait; channel
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