효자

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 孝子.

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?hyoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyoja
McCune–Reischauer?hyoja
Yale Romanization?hyōca

Noun

효자 (hyoja) (hanja 孝子)

  1. filial son, filial child

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 孝慈.

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?hyoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyoja
McCune–Reischauer?hyoja
Yale Romanization?hyōca

Noun

효자 (hyoja) (hanja 孝慈)

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