ㄹ혜

Korean

Alternative forms

• 박ㄹ혜 (Bak Rieulhye / Bak Geunhye)

Etymology

From the visual similarity of ㄹ (l) to 근 (geun). Used in Korean leetspeak called 야민정음 (yaminjeong'eum).

Pronunciation 1

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾiɯɾʝe̞] ~ [ɾiɯɾɦe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [리을혜/리을헤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Rieulhye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Lieulhye
McCune–Reischauer?	Riŭrhye
Yale Romanization?	liul.hyey

Pronunciation 2

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯnʝe̞] ~ [kɯnɦe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [근혜/근헤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Geunhye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Geunhye
McCune–Reischauer?	Kŭnhye
Yale Romanization?	kun.hyey

Proper noun

ㄹ혜 • (Rieulhye/Geunhye)

1. (leetspeak, neologism, Internet slang, euphemistic) Park Geun-hye (박근혜), former South Korean president (governed 2013–2017)