아편전쟁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 阿片戰爭, from 阿片 (“opium”) + 戰爭 (“war”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈa̠(ː)pʰjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [ˈa̠(ː)pʰjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)편전쟁/아(ː)편전젱]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Apyeonjeonjaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Apyeonjeonjaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	Ap'yŏnjŏnjaeng
Yale Romanization?	ā.phyen.cen.cayng

Proper noun

아편전쟁 • (Apyeonjeonjaeng) (hanja 阿片戰爭)

1. (historical) Opium War