외식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外食.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oesik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oesig
McCune–Reischauer?	oesik
Yale Romanization?	ōysik

Noun

외식 • (oesik) (hanja 外食)

1. eating out (dining at a restaurant)

Derived terms

• 외식하다 (oesikhada)