Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 膾炙 (sliced and roasted meat; appreciated and praised).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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회자 (hoeja) (hanja 膾炙)

  1. general praise, household praise
  2. (common but proscribed) popular topic, talk of the town (whether positive or negative)

Derived terms

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