화폐

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 貨幣, from 貨 (“property, wealth”) + 幣 (“currency, money”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)pʰje̞] ~ [ˈɸwa̠(ː)pʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)폐/화(ː)페]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwapye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwapye
McCune–Reischauer?hwap'ye
Yale Romanization?hwā.phyey

Noun

화폐 • (hwapye) (hanja 貨幣)

  1. currency; money
    Synonyms: 금전(金錢) (geumjeon), 통화(通貨) (tonghwa)
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