편의점

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 便宜店, from 便宜 (“convenience”) + 店 (“store, shop”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰjʌ̹nɰid͡ʑʌ̹m] ~ [pʰjʌ̹nid͡ʑʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [펴늬점/펴니점]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyeonuijeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyeon'uijeom
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yŏnŭijŏm
Yale Romanization?	phyen.uycem

Noun

A 편의점 sign

편의점 • (pyeonuijeom) (hanja 便宜店)

1. convenience store

Synonyms

• (North Korea) 소매점 (小賣店, somaejeom)