원한

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 怨恨.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)nɦa̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wonhan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonhan
    McCune–Reischauer?wŏnhan
    Yale Romanization?wēn.han

    Noun

    원한 • (wonhan) (hanja 怨恨)

    1. grudge; rancour

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    원한 • (wonhan)

    1. past adnominal of 원하다 (wonhada)