생황

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 笙簧.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋβwa̠ŋ] ~ [sʰe̞ŋβwa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?saenghwang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?saenghwang
    McCune–Reischauer?saenghwang
    Yale Romanization?saynghwang

    Noun

    생황 • (saenghwang) (hanja 笙簧)

    1. a free reed mouth organ with 17 bamboo pipes, derived from the Chinese sheng; used in Korean classical music