괴한

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 怪漢.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)ɦa̠n] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)ɦa̠n]

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• Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)한/괴(ː)한]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goehan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	goehan
McCune–Reischauer?	koehan
Yale Romanization?	kōyhan

Noun

괴한 • (goehan) (hanja 怪漢)

1. suspicious guy