외교 관계

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 외교(外交) (oegyo) + 관계(關係) (gwan'gye).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡjo kwa̠nɡje̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡjo kwa̠nɡje̞] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡjo kwa̠nɡe̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡjo kwa̠nɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) /(ː) /(ː) /(ː) ]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oegyo gwan'gye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oegyo gwangye
McCune–Reischauer?oegyo kwan'gye
Yale Romanization?ōykyo kwankyey

Noun

외교 관계 • (oegyo gwan'gye) (hanja 外交關係)

  1. (diplomacy) diplomatic relations
    Synonym: 국교(國交) (gukgyo)