Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 解凍, from (relieve) + (freezing)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)do̞ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)do̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haedong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haedong
McCune–Reischauer?haedong
Yale Romanization?hāytong

Noun

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해동 (haedong) (hanja 解凍)

  1. thawing, defrosting