응원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 應援.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eung'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eung'won
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭngwŏn
Yale Romanization?	ūngwen

Noun

응원 • (eung'won) (hanja 應援)

1. cheering (for); rooting for