무역

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 貿易, from 貿 (“trading”) + 易 (“exchanging”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmu(ː)jʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)역]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	muyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	muyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	muyŏk
Yale Romanization?	mū.yek

Noun

무역 • (muyeok) (hanja 貿易)

1. trade; commerce

Derived terms

• 무역풍 (貿易風, muyeokpung, “trade winds”)
• 자유 무역 (自由貿易, jayu muyeok, “free trade”)

See also

• 수입 (su'ip, “import”)
• 수출 (suchul, “export”)