호우

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 豪雨 (“downpour; heavy rain”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)우]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hou
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hou
McCune–Reischauer?hou
Yale Romanization?hōwu

Noun

호우 • (hou) (hanja 豪雨)

  1. downpour; heavy rain
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