Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 彈丸列車.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)nβwa̠ɲʌ̹ʎt͡ɕʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tanhwanyeolcha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tanhwan'yeolcha
McCune–Reischauer?t'anhwanyŏlch'a
Yale Romanization?thān.hwan.yelcha

Noun

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탄환열차 (tanhwanyeolcha) (hanja 彈丸列車)

  1. bullet train

Synonyms

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