회관

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 會館

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)ɡwa̠n] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)ɡwa̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hoegwan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoegwan
    McCune–Reischauer?hoegwan
    Yale Romanization?hōykwan

    Noun

    회관 • (hoegwan) (hanja 會館)

    1. hall, meeting hall
      학생회관haksaen-ghoegwanstudent union, student centre