흡연

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 吸煙, from 吸 (“breathe, inhale, suck in”) + 煙 (“tobacco”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [xɯbjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [흐변]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heubyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heub'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭbyŏn
Yale Romanization?	hup.yen

Noun

흡연 • (heubyeon) (hanja 吸煙)

1. smoking (of tobacco)

   흡연 구역 ― heubyeon- guyeok ― smoking area

   흡연은 건강에 해롭다.

   heubyeon-eun geon'gang'e haeropda.

   Smoking is harmful to your health.

Synonyms

• 끽연 (喫煙, kkigyeon, “smoking”)

Antonyms

• 금연 (禁煙, geumyeon, “smoking ban”)