현역

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 現役.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [혀(ː)녁]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hyeonyeok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeon'yeog
    McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnyŏk
    Yale Romanization?hyēn.yek

    Noun

    현역 • (hyeonyeok) (hanja 現役)

    1. (military) active duty, active service
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