진화

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nβwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)화]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinhwa
McCune–Reischauer?chinhwa
Yale Romanization?cīn.hwa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 進化.

Noun
Derived verbs
Active 진화하다
Passive 진화되다

진화 • (jinhwa) (hanja 進化)

  1. progress, development; (biology) evolution
    Antonym: 퇴화(退化) (toehwa, “degeneration; retrogression”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鎭火.

Noun
Derived verbs
Active 진화하다
Passive 진화되다

진화 • (jinhwa) (hanja 鎭火)

  1. (literally, figuratively) extinguishing/putting out fire
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