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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 演劇, from 演 (“far-flowing”) + 劇 (“performance”).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | yeon'geuk |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongeug |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏn'gŭk |
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| Yale Romanization? | yēnkuk |
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Noun
연극 • (yeon'geuk) (hanja 演劇)
- a public show or performance
그 연극은 그리 좋은 평판을 받지 않았습니다.- geu yeon'geug-eun geuri jo'eun pyeongpan-eul batji anatseumnida.
- That play didn't get very good reviews.