응원

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 應援.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)ŋwʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [응(ː)원]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?eung'won
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?eung'won
    McCune–Reischauer?ŭngwŏn
    Yale Romanization?ūngwen

    Noun

    응원 • (eung'won) (hanja 應援)

    1. cheering (for); rooting for

    Derived terms

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