미화

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 美化, from 美 (“beauty”) + 化 (“-ification”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmi(ː)βwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mihwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mihwa
McCune–Reischauer?	mihwa
Yale Romanization?	mīhwa

Noun

미화 • (mihwa) (hanja 美化)

1. beautification
2. glorification

Derived terms

• 미화(美化)하다 (mihwahada)
• 미화(美化)되다 (mihwadoeda)
• 미화(美化)시키다 (mihwasikida)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 美 (“American”) + 貨 (“currency”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [미화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mihwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mihwa
McCune–Reischauer?	mihwa
Yale Romanization?	mihwa

Noun

미화 • (mihwa) (hanja 美貨)

1. American currency; US dollar