화기

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 화긔(火器) (hwagui) — Early Modern

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 火器

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ɡi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)기]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwagi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwagi
    McCune–Reischauer?hwagi
    Yale Romanization?hwāki

    Noun

    화기 • (hwagi) (hanja 火器)

    1. (obsolete) earthenware
      • 1883, 아메노모리 호슈(雨森芳洲) [Amenomori Hōshū], “彩色”, in 浦瀬裕, editor, 재간교린수지(再刊交隣須知) (Jaegan'gyorinsuji)‎NDL NLK, 外務省 edition, volume 3:
        回々靑 회회쳥(回々靑)은 화긔(火噐) 그림 그리는 데 쓴다허옵네다
        hwoyhwoychyeng hwoyhwoychyeng-un hwakuy kulim kulinun tey ssuntahewopneyta
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. firearm
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