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구어

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 口語.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)ʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gueo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gueo
McCune–Reischauer?kuŏ
Yale Romanization?kwūe

Noun

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구어 (gueo) (hanja 口語)

  1. colloquial language
    Antonym: 문어(文語) (muneo)