교화소
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 敎化所.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)βwa̠sʰo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [교(ː)화소]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gyohwaso |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gyohwaso |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kyohwaso |
| Yale Romanization? | kyōhwaso |
Noun
교화소 • (gyohwaso) (hanja 敎化所)
- (North Korea) prison, re-education camp