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Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 怨恨.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | wonhan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wonhan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | wŏnhan |
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| Yale Romanization? | wēn.han |
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Noun
원한 • (wonhan) (hanja 怨恨)
- grudge; rancour
Etymology 2
Verb
원한 • (wonhan)
- past adnominal of 원하다 (wonhada)