해금

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 奚琴 (“xiqin”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛɡɯm] ~ [he̞ɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [해금/헤금]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haegeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haegeum
McCune–Reischauer?	haegŭm
Yale Romanization?	haykum

Noun

해금 • (haegeum) (hanja 奚琴)

1. haegeum; a traditional Korean vertical bowed string instrument with two silk strings, derived from the Chinese xiqin

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 解禁.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ɡɯm] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)금/헤(ː)금]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haegeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haegeum
McCune–Reischauer?	haegŭm
Yale Romanization?	hāykum

Noun

해금 • (haegeum) (hanja 解禁)

1. lifting a ban

Derived terms

• 해금(解禁)하다 (haegeumhada)
• 해금(解禁)되다 (haegeumdoeda)