화대

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈɸwa̠(ː)de̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)대/화(ː)데]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Hwadae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hwadae
McCune–Reischauer?Hwadae
Yale Romanization?hwātay

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 花代.

    Noun

    화대 • (hwadae) (hanja 花代)

    1. money paid for prostitution with kisaeng

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 花坮, 花臺

    Proper noun

    화대 • (Hwadae) (hanja 花坮, 花臺)

    1. Hwadae (a county of North Hamgyong Province, North Korea)
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