환영

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 歡迎 (welcome)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwanyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwan'yeong
    McCune–Reischauer?hwanyŏng
    Yale Romanization?hwan.yeng

    Noun

    환영 • (hwanyeong) (hanja 歡迎)

    1. welcome
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 幻影, from (illusory) + (image)

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ɲʌ̹ŋ]
      • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?hwanyeong
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwan'yeong
      McCune–Reischauer?hwanyŏng
      Yale Romanization?hwān.yeng

      Noun

      환영 • (hwanyeong) (hanja 幻影)

      1. illusion