아편전쟁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 阿片戰爭, from 阿片 (opium) + 戰爭 (war).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)pʰjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [ˈa̠(ː)pʰjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Apyeonjeonjaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Apyeonjeonjaeng
McCune–Reischauer?Ap'yŏnjŏnjaeng
Yale Romanization?ā.phyen.cen.cayng

Proper noun

아편전쟁 • (Apyeonjeonjaeng) (hanja 阿片戰爭)

  1. (historical) Opium War