한어

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)nʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?han'eo
McCune–Reischauer?hanŏ
Yale Romanization?hān.e

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 漢語, from (China) + (language).

    Noun

    한어 • (haneo) (hanja 漢語)

    1. (linguistics or Yanbian) Chinese language
      Synonym: (non-academic term) 중국어(中國語) (junggugeo)
      한어 방언 연구haneo bang'eon-ui yeon'gustudy of Sinitic topolects
      고대 한어 독본godae haneo dokbonanthology of ancient Chinese literature
    2. (linguistics) Sino-Japanese vocabulary, kango

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 韓語, from + .

      Noun

      한어 • (haneo) (hanja 韓語)

      1. (rare) Korean language
        Synonyms: see Thesaurus:한국어