혼혈

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 混血, from 混 (“to mix”) + 血 (“blood”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)nʝʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [혼(ː)혈]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?honhyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?honhyeol
McCune–Reischauer?honhyŏl
Yale Romanization?hōn.hyel

Noun

혼혈 • (honhyeol) (hanja 混血)

  1. person of mixed blood; mixed race
    Synonyms: 하프 (hapeu), (derogatory) 튀기 (twigi)

Derived terms

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