해외

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海外, from 海 (“sea”) + 外 (“beyond”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)we̞] ~ [ˈhɛ(ː)ø̞] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)we̞] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ø̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)웨/해(ː)외/헤(ː)웨/헤(ː)외]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hae'oe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hae'oe
McCune–Reischauer?haeoe
Yale Romanization?hāy.oy

Noun

해외 • (hae'oe) (hanja 海外)

  1. overseas
  2. foreign countries
    해외투자 ― hae'oetuja ― a foreign investment
    해외시장 ― hae'oesijang ― the overseas market

See also
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