천안

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天安.

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
Revised Romanization?cheonan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheon'an
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnan
Yale Romanization?chēn.an

Noun

천안 (cheonan) (hanja 天安)

  1. Cheonan (a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 天眼.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Cheonan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Cheon'an
McCune–Reischauer?Ch'ŏnan
Yale Romanization?chen.an

Proper noun

천안 (Cheonan) (hanja 天眼)

  1. (Buddhism) divine eye