화폐

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 貨幣, from 貨 (“property, wealth”) + 幣 (“currency, money”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)pʰje̞] ~ [ˈɸwa̠(ː)pʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)폐/화(ː)페]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwapye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwapye
McCune–Reischauer?	hwap'ye
Yale Romanization?	hwā.phyey

Noun

화폐 • (hwapye) (hanja 貨幣)

1. currency; money

   Synonyms: 금전(金錢) (geumjeon), 통화(通貨) (tonghwa)