만화경

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萬華鏡(ばんかきょ) (bankakyo).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nβwa̠ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?manhwagyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?manhwagyeong
McCune–Reischauer?manhwagyŏng
Yale Romanization?mān.hwakyeng

Noun[edit]

만화경 (manhwagyeong) (hanja 萬華鏡)

  1. (obsolete, rare) a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)