영산홍

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 映山紅.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋsʰa̠nβo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)산홍]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongsanhong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongsanhong
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngsanhong
Yale Romanization?yēngsan.hong

Noun

영산홍 • (yeongsanhong) (hanja 映山紅)

  1. rhododendron; azalea
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