Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 下院

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hawon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hawon
McCune–Reischauer?hawŏn
Yale Romanization?hāwen

Noun

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하원 (hawon) (hanja 下院)

  1. lower house