뭐

뭐 U+BB50, 뭐 HANGUL SYLLABLE MWEO Composition: ㅁ + ㅝ ← 뭏 [U+BB4F] Hangul Syllables 뭑 → [U+BB51]

뭐뭑뭒뭓뭔뭕뭖 뭗뭘뭙뭚뭛뭜뭝 뭞뭟뭠뭡뭢뭣뭤 뭥뭦뭧뭨뭩뭪뭫
무 ←	→ 뭬

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mwɘ(ː)]

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• Phonetic hangul: [뭐(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mwo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mwo
McCune–Reischauer?	mwŏ
Yale Romanization?	mwē

Pronoun

뭐 • (mwo)

1. contraction of 무어 (mueo): (interrogative) what

   이게 뭐예요? ― ige mwo-yeyo? ― What is this? (polite)

   뭐라고 했어요? ― mwo-rago haesseoyo? ― What did (you) say?

   존슨 씨, 뭐 좀 마시고 싶으세요?

   jonseun ssi, mwo jom masigo sipeuseyo?

   Mr. Johnson, would you like something to drink?

   뭐라카노? ― mwo-rakano? ― What did you say? (casual; Gyeongsang-do dialect)