현역

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 現役.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [혀(ː)녁]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeonyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeon'yeog
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnyŏk
Yale Romanization?hyēn.yek

Noun

현역 • (hyeonyeok) (hanja 現役)

  1. (military) active duty, active service
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