폐허

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 廢墟.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰje̞(ː)ɦʌ̹] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)ɦʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pyeheo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeheo
    McCune–Reischauer?p'yehŏ
    Yale Romanization?phyēyhe

    Noun

    폐허 • (pyeheo) (hanja 廢墟)

    1. ruins