의원

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɰiwʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [의원]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uiwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uiwon
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭiwŏn
Yale Romanization?	uywen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 議員, from 議 (“debating”) + 員 (“member”)

Noun

의원 • (uiwon) (hanja 議員)

1. member of a parliament or assembly

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 醫院, from 醫 (“medicine”) + 院 (“house”)

Noun

의원 • (uiwon) (hanja 醫院)

1. a clinic

Related terms

• 병원 (病院, byeong'won, “hospital”)