효행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孝行, from 孝 (“filial piety”) + 行 (“to do”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈço(ː)ɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈço(ː)ɦe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [효(ː)행/효(ː)헹]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyohaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyohaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	hyohaeng
Yale Romanization?	hyōhayng

Noun

효행 • (hyohaeng) (hanja 孝行)

1. filial piety

Derived terms

• 효행(孝行)하다 (hyohaenghada, “to be filial”)