해금

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 奚琴 (“xiqin”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hɛɡɯm] ~ [he̞ɡɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [해금/헤금]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haegeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haegeum
McCune–Reischauer?haegŭm
Yale Romanization?haykum

Noun

해금 • (haegeum) (hanja 奚琴)

  1. haegeum; a traditional Korean vertical bowed string instrument with two silk strings, derived from the Chinese xiqin

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 解禁.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ɡɯm] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ɡɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)금/헤(ː)금]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haegeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haegeum
McCune–Reischauer?haegŭm
Yale Romanization?hāykum

Noun

해금 • (haegeum) (hanja 解禁)

  1. lifting a ban
Derived terms
  • 해금(解禁)되다 (haegeumdoeda)
  • 해금(解禁)하다 (haegeumhada)
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