해협

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海峽 (“strait; channel”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ʝʌ̹p̚] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ʝʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)협/헤(ː)협]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haehyeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haehyeob
McCune–Reischauer?	haehyŏp
Yale Romanization?	hāyhyep

Noun

해협 • (haehyeop) (hanja 海峽)

1. strait; channel