방화

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 放火 (“arson”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ŋβwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [방(ː)화]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?banghwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banghwa
McCune–Reischauer?panghwa
Yale Romanization?pānghwa

Noun

방화 • (banghwa) (hanja 放火)

  1. arson

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 防火 (“prevention of fire”)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?banghwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banghwa
McCune–Reischauer?panghwa
Yale Romanization?panghwa

Noun

방화 • (banghwa) (hanja 防火)

  1. prevention of fire
Derived terms
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