환자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 患者, from 患 (“sickness”) + 者 (“person”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [환(ː)자]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwanja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwanja
    McCune–Reischauer?hwanja
    Yale Romanization?hwān.ca

    Noun

    환자 • (hwanja) (hanja 患者)

    1. a medical patient
      • 2023 April 21, SAMG ENTERTAINMENT, Youtube‎[1], sourced from Secret Catch! Teenieping episode 5:
        환자 발견, 즉시 치료 개시, 삐뽀!
        hwanja balgyeon, jeuksi chiryo gaesi, ppippo!
        Discovered a patient, commence treatment promptly, ppippo!
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