오행

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 五行.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈo̞(ː)ɦe̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)행/오(ː)헹]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ohaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ohaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?ohaeng
    Yale Romanization?ōhayng

    Noun

    오행 • (ohaeng) (hanja 五行)

    1. wuxing (the five elements of traditional East Asian cosmology)
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