혼돈

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 混沌. Doublet of 훈툰 (huntun).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)ndo̞n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [혼(ː)돈]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hondon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hondon
    McCune–Reischauer?hondon
    Yale Romanization?hōnton

    Noun

    혼돈 • (hondon) (hanja 混沌)

    1. chaos
    2. confusion
    3. (Chinese mythology) Hundun

    Derived terms

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