해전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海戰.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haejeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haejeon
McCune–Reischauer?	haejŏn
Yale Romanization?	hāycen

Noun

해전 • (haejeon) (hanja 海戰)

1. naval battle