구난

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 救難.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)na̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gunan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gunan
    McCune–Reischauer?kunan
    Yale Romanization?kwūnan

    Noun

    구난 • (gunan) (hanja 救難)

    1. rescue