아편

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 阿片/鴉片 (阿片 / 鴉片). Cognate with Jeju 얘펜 (yaepen).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠pʰjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [아편]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	apyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	apyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	ap'yŏn
Yale Romanization?	a.phyen

Noun

아편 • (apyeon) (hanja 阿片/鴉片)

1. opium