외인부대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外人部隊, from 外人 (“foreigner”) + 部隊 (“army unit”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)inbudɛ] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)inbudɛ] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)inbude̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)inbude̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)인부대/외(ː)인부대/웨(ː)인부데/외(ː)인부데]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oeinbudae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oeinbudae
McCune–Reischauer?oeinbudae
Yale Romanization?ōyinputay

Noun

외인부대 • (oeinbudae) (hanja 外人部隊)

  1. foreign legion; army unit composed of foreigners
    1. (in particular) the French Foreign Legion
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