Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 抗疫 (to resist epidemic).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ŋjʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hang'yeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hang'yeog
McCune–Reischauer?hangyŏk
Yale Romanization?hāngyek

Noun

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항역 (hang'yeok) (hanja 抗疫)

  1. (Yanbian) fighting an epidemic
    우리 나라 인민 항역 려정
    Uri nara inmin-ui hang'yeok ryeojeong
    the course of the Chinese people's struggle against the pandemic

Derived terms

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