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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 海峽 (“strait; channel”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | haehyeop |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | haehyeob |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | haehyŏp |
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| Yale Romanization? | hāyhyep |
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Noun
해협 • (haehyeop) (hanja 海峽)
- strait; channel