화사

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [화사]

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 花 (“striped”) + 蛇 (“snake”)

Noun

화사 • (hwasa) (hanja 花蛇)

1. (dated) a striped snake: tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)

   Synonyms: 꽃뱀 (kkotbaem), 유혈목이 (yuhyeolmogi)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 華奢.

Root

화사 • (hwasa) (hanja 華奢)

1. Root of 화사하다 (hwasahada, “to be splendid, to be exquisite”). Rarely used alone.