효도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孝道, from 孝 (“filial piety”) + 道 (“way”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyodo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyodo
McCune–Reischauer?	hyodo
Yale Romanization?	hyōto

Noun

효도 • (hyodo) (hanja 孝道)

1. filial piety

   Synonym: 효(孝) (hyo)