경외

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敬畏

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋwe̞] ~ [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)웨/경(ː)외]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeong'oe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeong'oe
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏngoe
Yale Romanization?	kyēngoy

Noun

경외 • (gyeong'oe) (hanja 敬畏)

1. reverence, holding in awe, fear