화성
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 火星, from 火 (“fire”) + 星 (“star”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)성]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | Hwaseong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Hwaseong |
McCune–Reischauer? | Hwasŏng |
Yale Romanization? | hwāseng |