Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 惠山

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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혜산 (Hyesan) (hanja 惠山)

  1. Hyesan (a city in Ryanggang Province, North Korea)