성화
Korean
editEtymology 1
editSino-Korean word from 成 (“to become”) + 火 (“fire”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋβwa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [성화]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | seonghwa |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seonghwa |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏnghwa |
Yale Romanization? | senghwa |
Noun
editEtymology 2
editSino-Korean word from 聖火, from 聖 (“sacred”) + 火 (“fire”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋβwa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)화]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | seonghwa |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seonghwa |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏnghwa |
Yale Romanization? | sēnghwa |
Noun
editEtymology 3
editSino-Korean word from 聖 (“sacred”) + 畵 (“painting”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋβwa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)화]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | seonghwa |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seonghwa |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏnghwa |
Yale Romanization? | sēnghwa |
Noun
editEtymology 4
editSino-Korean word from 聖化, from 聖 (“sacred”) + 化 (“-ize”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋβwa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)화]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | seonghwa |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seonghwa |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏnghwa |
Yale Romanization? | sēnghwa |
Noun
edit- making or becoming holy:
- (Confucianism) the monarch's moral transformation of his subjects towards virtue
- (Christianity) sanctification; the believer's moral transformation by the grace of God