베트남 전쟁

Korean

Etymology

베트남 (Beteunam, “Vietnam”) +‎ 전쟁(戰爭) (jeonjaeng, “war”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpe̞(ː)tʰɯna̠m t͡ɕʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)tʰɯna̠m t͡ɕʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [베(ː)트남 전쟁/베(ː)트남 전젱]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Beteunam jeonjaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Beteunam jeonjaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	Pet'ŭnam chŏnjaeng
Yale Romanization?	pēy.thunam cen.cayng

Proper noun

베트남 전쟁 • (Beteunam jeonjaeng)

1. (historical) the Vietnam War