외국

외국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外國, from 外 (“outside”) + 國 (“country”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈwe̞ːɡuk̚] ~ [ˈø̞ːɡuk̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[웨:국/외:국]

Revised Romanization? oeguk Revised Romanization (translit.)? oegug McCune–Reischauer? oeguk Yale Romanization? ōykwuk

Noun

외국 • (oeguk) (hanja 外國)

1. a foreign country

Derived terms

• 외국인 (外國人, oegugin, “foreigner”)