외무부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外務部.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)mubu] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)mubu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)무부/외(ː)무부]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oemubu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oemubu
McCune–Reischauer?oemubu
Yale Romanization?ōymupu

Noun

외무부 • (oemubu) (hanja 外務部)

  1. foreign ministry, (department of) foreign affairs
    Synonym: 외교부(外交部) (oegyobu)
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