구어

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 口語.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gueo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gueo
McCune–Reischauer?kuŏ
Yale Romanization?kwūe

Noun

구어 (gueo) (hanja 口語)

  1. colloquial language
    Antonym: 문어(文語) (muneo)