완행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 緩行.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwa̠(ː)nɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈwa̠(ː)nɦe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [완(ː)행/완(ː)헹]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wanhaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wanhaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	wanhaeng
Yale Romanization?	wān.hayng

Noun

완행 • (wanhaeng) (hanja 緩行)

1. going slowly
2. slow train; local train

Antonyms

• 직행 (jikhaeng)

See also

• 무궁화 (mugunghwa), 무궁화호 (mugunghwaho)