천안

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天安.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)na̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)난]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheon'an
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnan
Yale Romanization?chēn.an

Noun

천안 • (cheonan) (hanja 天安)

  1. Cheonan (a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 天眼.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Cheonan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Cheon'an
McCune–Reischauer?Ch'ŏnan
Yale Romanization?chen.an

Proper noun

천안 • (Cheonan) (hanja 天眼)

  1. (Buddhism) divine eye
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