우편국

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [upʰjʌ̹nɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [우편국]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	upyeon'guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	upyeongug
McCune–Reischauer?	up'yŏn'guk
Yale Romanization?	wu.phyenkwuk

Noun

우편국 • (upyeon'guk) (hanja 郵便局)

1. (North Korea) post office

   우편국이 어디입니까?

   Upyeon'gug-i eodi-imnikka?

   Where is the post-office?

Synonyms

• 우체국 (ucheguk, “post office”) (chiefly South Korea)