우화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 寓話 (“fable”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	uhwa
Yale Romanization?	wūhwa

Noun

우화 • (uhwa) (hanja 寓話)

1. fable, allegory