행운

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 幸運, from 幸 (“luck, favor, fortune”) + 運 (“fate, fortune, luck”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ŋun] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ŋun]
• Phonetic hangul: [행(ː)운/헹(ː)운]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haeng'un
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haeng'un
McCune–Reischauer?	haengun
Yale Romanization?	hāyngwun

Noun

행운 • (haeng'un) (hanja 幸運)

1. good luck