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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | jinhwa |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jinhwa |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chinhwa |
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| Yale Romanization? | cīn.hwa |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 進化.
Noun
진화 • (jinhwa) (hanja 進化)
- progress, development; (biology) evolution
- Antonym: 퇴화(退化) (toehwa, “degeneration; retrogression”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 鎭火.
Noun
진화 • (jinhwa) (hanja 鎭火)
- (literally, figuratively) extinguishing/putting out fire