무협

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 武俠

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)ʝʌ̹p̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)협]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?muhyeop
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?muhyeob
    McCune–Reischauer?muhyŏp
    Yale Romanization?mūhyep

    Noun

    무협 • (muhyeop) (hanja 武俠)

    1. chivalry; heroism
    2. wuxia (a genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China)
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