만화경

Korean

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萬華鏡(ばんかきょ) (bankakyo).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nβwa̠ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [만(ː)화경]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?manhwagyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?manhwagyeong
McCune–Reischauer?manhwagyŏng
Yale Romanization?mān.hwakyeng

Noun

만화경 • (manhwagyeong) (hanja 萬華鏡)

  1. (obsolete, rare) a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)

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