만화경
Korean
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萬華鏡 (bankakyo).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nβwa̠ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [만(ː)화경]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | manhwagyeong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | manhwagyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | manhwagyŏng |
| Yale Romanization? | mān.hwakyeng |
Noun
만화경 • (manhwagyeong) (hanja 萬華鏡)
- (obsolete, rare) a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)