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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 화성(火星) (Hwaseong, Mars) + .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwaseong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwaseong'in
McCune–Reischauer?hwasŏngin
Yale Romanization?hwāsengin

Noun

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화성인 (hwaseong'in) (hanja 火星人)

  1. (science fiction) Martian (inhabitant of Mars)