후궁

Korean

Sino-Korean word from 後宮, from 後 (“behind, within”) + 宮 (“palace”). See also Japanese 後宮 (kōkyū).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)ɡuŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)궁]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hugung
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hugung
McCune–Reischauer^?	hugung
Yale Romanization^?	hwūkwung

후궁 • (hugung) (hanja 後宮)