화법

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 話 (“speech”) + 法 (“method”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠p͈ʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [화뻡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwabeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwabeob
McCune–Reischauer?	hwapŏp
Yale Romanization?	hwaqpep

Noun

화법 • (hwabeop) (hanja 話法)

1. particular way of speaking

   걔는 말끝마다 "그치"를 붙이더라. 화법이 좀 이상해.

   gyaeneun malkkeunmada geuchireul buchideora. hwabeobi jom isanghae.

   He'd add "Right?" to the end of every sentence. The way he speaks is a bit weird.

2. (linguistics) speech, as in indirect speech or direct speech

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 畵 (“painting”) + 法 (“method”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)p͈ʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)뻡]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwabeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwabeob
McCune–Reischauer?	hwapŏp
Yale Romanization?	hwāqpep

Noun

화법 • (hwabeop) (hanja 畵法)

1. style of painting

   렘브란트의 화법은 참 대단하다.

   rembeuranteuui hwabeobeun cham daedanhada.

   Rembrandt's style is truly amazing.