Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 對話房.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)βwa̠ba̠ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)βwa̠ba̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daehwabang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daehwabang
McCune–Reischauer?taehwabang
Yale Romanization?tāyhwapang

Noun

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대화방 (daehwabang) (hanja 對話房)

  1. (Internet) chatroom, chat