우체국

우체국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 郵遞局, from 郵遞 (“sending by mail”) + 局 (“office”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ut͡ɕʰe̞ɡuk̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[우체국]

Revised Romanization? ucheguk Revised Romanization (translit.)? uchegug McCune–Reischauer? uch'eguk Yale Romanization? wucheykwuk

Noun

우체국 • (ucheguk) (hanja 郵遞局)

1. (chiefly South Korea) post office

   우체국이 어디입니까?

   Uchegugi eodiimnikka?

   Where is the post-office?

Synonyms

• 우펀국 (upeon-guk, “post office”) (North Korea)