리혼

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 離婚 (“to divorce”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɾi(ː)βo̞n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [리(ː)혼]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?rihon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?lihon
    McCune–Reischauer?rihon
    Yale Romanization?līhon

    Noun

    리혼 • (rihon) (hanja 離婚)

    1. (North Korea) divorce
      Hyponym: (South Korea) 이혼 (ihon)
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