단편

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 단편. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 단편, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 단편 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 단편 you have here. The definition of the word 단편 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of단편, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Korean

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?danpyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?danpyeon
McCune–Reischauer?tanp'yŏn
Yale Romanization?tānphyen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 短篇 (short piece of writing).

Noun

단편 (danpyeon) (hanja 短篇)

  1. short story; short piece of fiction
  2. conte, disjecta membra
    Synonym: 콩트 (kongteu)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 斷片 (fragment, scrap).

Noun

단편 (danpyeon) (hanja 斷片)

  1. fraction, fragment; portion, part, piece
    Synonym: 조각 (jogak)