후예

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後裔

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?huye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huye
McCune–Reischauer?huye
Yale Romanization?hwū.yey

Noun

후예 (huye) (hanja 後裔)

  1. descendant, posterity