Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 귀환(歸還) (gwihwan, return home) + 비행(飛行) (bihaeng, flight).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)βwa̠nbiɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈkɥi(ː)βwa̠nbiɦe̞ŋ] ~ [ˈky(ː)βwa̠nbiɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈky(ː)βwa̠nbiɦe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwihwanbihaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwihwanbihaeng
McCune–Reischauer?kwihwanbihaeng
Yale Romanization?kwīhwanpihayng

Noun

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귀환비행 (gwihwanbihaeng) (hanja 歸還飛行)

  1. (aviation) return flight