혼혈

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 混血, from (to mix) + (blood).

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?honhyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?honhyeol
McCune–Reischauer?honhyŏl
Yale Romanization?hōn.hyel

Noun

혼혈 (honhyeol) (hanja 混血)

  1. person of mixed blood; mixed race
    Synonyms: 하프 (hapeu), (derogatory) 튀기 (twigi)

Derived terms