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)