외인부대

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 外人部隊, from 外人 (foreigner) + 部隊 (army unit).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)inbudɛ] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)inbudɛ] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)inbude̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)inbude̞]
  • 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?oeinbudae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oeinbudae
McCune–Reischauer?oeinbudae
Yale Romanization?ōyinputay

Noun

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외인부대 (oeinbudae) (hanja 外人部隊)

  1. foreign legion; army unit composed of foreigners
    1. (in particular) the French Foreign Legion