Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 後任.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

후임 (hu'im) (hanja 後任)

  1. successor, replacement (for)