후퇴

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後退 (“to step back, retreat”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)tʰwe̞] ~ [ˈɸʷu(ː)tʰø̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)퉤/후(ː)퇴]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hutoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hutoe
McCune–Reischauer?hut'oe
Yale Romanization?hwū.thoy

Noun

후퇴 • (hutoe) (hanja 後退)

  1. retreat
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