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혜성

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Korean

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Etymology

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    Sino-Korean word from 彗星 (comet)

    Pronunciation

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    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hyeseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeseong
    McCune–Reischauer?hyesŏng
    Yale Romanization?hyēyseng

    Noun

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    혜성 (hyeseong) (hanja 彗星)

    1. comet