보통화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 普通話

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	botonghwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	botonghwa
McCune–Reischauer?	pot'onghwa
Yale Romanization?	pō.thonghwa

Noun

보통화 • (botonghwa) (hanja 普通話)

1. Putonghua, Mandarin Chinese (the official language of the People's Republic of China)