후임

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後任.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)im]
• Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)임]
  • 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

후임 • (hu'im) (hanja 後任)

1. successor, replacement (for)