환영

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 歡迎 (“welcome”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ɲʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [화녕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwanyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwan'yeong
McCune–Reischauer?	hwanyŏng
Yale Romanization?	hwan.yeng

Noun

환영 • (hwanyeong) (hanja 歡迎)

1. welcome

Derived terms

• 환영하다 (歡迎하다, hwanyeonghada, “to welcome”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 幻影, from 幻 (“illusory”) + 影 (“image”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwanyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwan'yeong
McCune–Reischauer?	hwanyŏng
Yale Romanization?	hwān.yeng

Noun

환영 • (hwanyeong) (hanja 幻影)

1. illusion