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U+C648, 왈
HANGUL SYLLABLE WAL
Composition: + +

[U+C647]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C649]




오 ←→ 왜

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from , Classical Chinese quotative marker.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wal
McCune–Reischauer?wal
Yale Romanization?wal

Adverb

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(wal) (hanja )

  1. said, according to; intervenes between a quoted speaker and the quote.
    Synonyms: (mal-lo), 가라사대 (garasadae)
    공자 , "배우고 때때로 익히면 즐겁지 아니한가?"
    Gongja wal, bae'ugo ttaettaero ikhimyeon jeulgeopji anihan'ga?"
    Confucius said: "Is it not a pleasure to study, and to practice what you have learned?"
    선생님 , 글자 맞추면 내용 헛소리라도 무조건 만점이라 그랬다.
    Seonsaengnim wal, geulja su-man matchumyeon naeyong-i heotsori-rado mujogeon manjeom-ira geuraetda.
    According to the teacher, you'd get a full mark just by meeting the length requirements, even if everything you wrote was nonsense.
Usage notes
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  • Often written in the hanja form.
  • Sometimes has a humorous nuance.

Etymology 2

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(wal)