Sino-Korean word from 玄學, from 玄 (“profound, mysterious”) + 學 (“learning, -ology”).
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| Revised Romanization? | hyeonhak |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeonhag |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏnhak |
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| Yale Romanization? | hyen.hak |
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현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 玄學)
- deep and complex theories that are difficult to comprehend
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- (philosophy) Xuanxue
Sino-Korean word from 衒學, from 衒 (“boast, brag”) + 學 (“learning, knowledge”).
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nɦa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)학]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | hyeonhak |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeonhag |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏnhak |
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| Yale Romanization? | hyēn.hak |
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현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 衒學)
- boasting about one's knowledge or education; pretending to be a scholar
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Sino-Korean word from 顯學, from 顯 (“renowned, prominent”) + 學 (“learning, knowledge”).
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nɦa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)학]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | hyeonhak |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeonhag |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏnhak |
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| Yale Romanization? | hyēn.hak |
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현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 顯學)
- prominent field of study or school of thought; renowned scholar
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Sino-Korean word from 玄鶴, from 玄 (“black; deep, profound”) + 鶴 (“crane (bird)”).
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | hyeonhak |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeonhag |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏnhak |
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| Yale Romanization? | hyen.hak |
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현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 玄鶴)
- black crane; old crane
- 현학금 (玄鶴琴, hyeonhakgeum, “geomungo”)
