현미경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 顯微鏡 (“microscope”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeonmigyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeonmigyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏnmigyŏng
Yale Romanization?	hyēnmikyeng

Noun

현미경 • (hyeonmigyeong) (hanja 顯微鏡)

1. microscope