해고

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 解雇 (“dismissal; discharge”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ɡo̞] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ɡo̞]
• Phonetic hangeul: [해(ː)고/헤(ː)고]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haego
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haego
McCune–Reischauer?	haego
Yale Romanization?	hāyko

Noun

해고 • (haego) (hanja 解雇)

1. dismissal; discharge

Derived terms

• 해고하다 (haegohada)