Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 화산(火山) (hwasan, volcano) + 지대(地帶) (jidae, region).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰa̠ɲd͡ʑidɛ] ~ [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰa̠ɲd͡ʑide̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwasanjidae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwasanjidae
McCune–Reischauer?hwasanjidae
Yale Romanization?hwāsan.citay

Noun

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화산지대 (hwasanjidae) (hanja 火山地帶)

  1. (geography) volcanic region