우체국

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ut͡ɕʰe̞ɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[우체국]
Revised Romanization? ucheguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)? uchegug
McCune–Reischauer? uch'eguk
Yale Romanization? wucheykwuk

Noun

우체국 • (ucheguk) (hanja 郵遞局)

  1. (chiefly South Korea) post office
    우체국이 어디입니까?
    Uchegugi eodiimnikka?
    Where is the post-office?

Synonyms
  • 우펀국 (upeon-guk, “post office”) (North Korea)
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