혜성
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 彗星 (“comet”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [혜(ː)성/헤(ː)성]
- 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 |