Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from (to become) + (fire).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonghwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonghwa
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnghwa
Yale Romanization?senghwa

Noun edit

성화 (seonghwa) (hanja 成火)

  1. pestering; insisting on something one wants to do
    결혼식 다녀온 아이 자기 결혼하고 싶다 성화였다.
    Gyeolhonsig-eul danyeoon ai-deur-eun jagi-deul-do gyeolhonhago sipda-go seonghwa-yeotda.
    The children who had come back from the wedding were loudly insistent that they wanted to get married, too.

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 聖火, from (sacred) + (fire).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋβwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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

성화 (seonghwa) (hanja 聖火)

  1. sacred flame
    이슬람 도래 이후 사산 페르시아 3 성화 모두 소진되었다.
    Iseullam-ui dorae ihu Sasan-jo Pereusia-ui 3-dae seonghwa-neun modu sojindoeeotda.
    After the coming of Islam, the three great sacred flames of Sasanian Persia were all extinguished.
  2. Olympic flame

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from (sacred) + (painting).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋβwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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

성화 (seonghwa) (hanja 聖畵)

  1. (Christianity) religious painting; icon

Etymology 4 edit

Sino-Korean word from 聖化, from (sacred) + (-ize).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋβwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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

성화 (seonghwa) (hanja 聖化)

  1. making or becoming holy:
    1. (Confucianism) the monarch's moral transformation of his subjects towards virtue
    2. (Christianity) sanctification; the believer's moral transformation by the grace of God