개요

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 槪要 (“summary, outline”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)jo] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)jo]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)요/게(ː)요]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaeyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaeyo
McCune–Reischauer?	kaeyo
Yale Romanization?	kāyyo

Noun

개요 • (gaeyo) (hanja 槪要)

1. overview, synopsis