Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 후임(後任) (hu'im) + .

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

후임자 (hu'imja) (hanja 後任者)

  1. successor