Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 敎化 + .

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)βwa̠sʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyohwaso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyohwaso
McCune–Reischauer?kyohwaso
Yale Romanization?kyōhwaso

Noun edit

교화소 (gyohwaso) (hanja 敎化所)

  1. (North Korea) prison, re-education camp