우체국

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ut͡ɕʰe̞ɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [우체국]

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

Noun

우체국 • (ucheguk) (hanja 郵遞局)

1. (chiefly South Korea) post office

   Synonyms: (North Korea) 우편국(郵便局) (upyeon'guk), (China) 우정국(郵政局) (ujeongguk)

   우체국이 어디입니까?

   Uchegug-i eodi-imnikka?

   Where is the post-office?