Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 幸運兒

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ŋuna̠] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ŋuna̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haeng'una
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haeng'un'a
McCune–Reischauer?haenguna
Yale Romanization?hāyngwun.a

Noun

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행운아 (haeng'una) (hanja 幸運兒)

  1. a child of fortune; fortune's favourite; lucky person