훼손

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 毁損.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)sʰo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [훼(ː)손]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hweson
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hweson
McCune–Reischauer?	hweson
Yale Romanization?	hwēyson

Noun

훼손 • (hweson) (hanja 毁損)

1. damage; harm
2. defamation

Derived terms

• 훼손(毁損)하다 (hwesonhada)
• 훼손(毁損)되다 (hwesondoeda)