황옥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 黃玉, from 黃 (“yellow”) + 玉 (“jade”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ŋo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [황옥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwang'ok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwang'og
McCune–Reischauer?	hwangok
Yale Romanization?	hwangok

Noun

황옥 • (hwang'ok) (hanja 黃玉)

1. topaz

   Synonym: 토파즈 (topajeu)

   황옥 반지 ― hwang'ok banji ― topaz ring

Derived terms

• 황옥병(黃玉餠) (hwang'okbyeong)

See also

• 사금석(砂金石) (sageumseok)