Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (descendant) + (descendant).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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후손 (huson) (hanja 後孫)

  1. descendant; posterity; future generation