오행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五行.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈo̞(ː)ɦe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)행/오(ː)헹]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

오행 • (ohaeng) (hanja 五行)

1. wuxing (the five elements of traditional East Asian cosmology)