혼돈

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 混沌. Doublet of 훈툰 (huntun).

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?hondon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hondon
McCune–Reischauer?hondon
Yale Romanization?hōnton

Noun

혼돈 (hondon) (hanja 混沌)

  1. chaos
  2. confusion
  3. (Chinese mythology) Hundun

Derived terms