Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 會館

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)ɡwa̠n] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)ɡwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoegwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoegwan
McCune–Reischauer?hoegwan
Yale Romanization?hōykwan

Noun

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회관 (hoegwan) (hanja 會館)

  1. hall, meeting hall
    학생회관haksaeng-hoegwanstudent union, student centre