호우

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 豪雨 (“downpour; heavy rain”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)u]
• Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)우]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hou
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hou
McCune–Reischauer?	hou
Yale Romanization?	hōwu

Noun

호우 • (hou) (hanja 豪雨)

1. downpour; heavy rain