음식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 飮食, from 飮 (“drinking”) + 食 (“eating”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɯ(ː)mɕʰik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [음(ː)식]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eumsik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eumsig
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭmsik
Yale Romanization?	ūmsik

Noun

음식 • (eumsik) (hanja 飮食)

1. food, including drink

   무슨 종류의 음식을 좋아해? ― Museun jongnyu-ui eumsig-eul joahae? ― What kind of food do you like?

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