외교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外交 (“diplomacy”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡjo] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)교/외(ː)교]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oegyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oegyo
McCune–Reischauer?	oegyo
Yale Romanization?	ōykyo

Noun

외교 • (oegyo) (hanja 外交)

1. diplomacy