외화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外貨

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

외화 • (oehwa) (hanja 外貨)

1. foreign currency
2. foreign goods