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