면허증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 免許證, from 免許 (“licence”) + 證 (“certificate”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeonheojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeonheojeung
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏnhŏchŭng
Yale Romanization?	myēn.heqcung

Noun

면허증 • (myeonheojeung) (hanja 免許證)

1. license; driver's license
   • 면허증 좀 보여주세요.

     Myeonheojeung jom boyeojuseyo.

     Show me your driver's license.