외인부대
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 外人部隊, from 外人 (“foreigner”) + 部隊 (“army unit”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)inbudɛ] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)inbudɛ] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)inbude̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)inbude̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)인부대/외(ː)인부대/웨(ː)인부데/외(ː)인부데]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | oeinbudae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | oeinbudae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | oeinbudae |
| Yale Romanization? | ōyinputay |
Noun edit
외인부대 • (oeinbudae) (hanja 外人部隊)
- foreign legion; army unit composed of foreigners
- (in particular) the French Foreign Legion