영산홍

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 映山紅.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongsanhong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongsanhong
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngsanhong
Yale Romanization?	yēngsan.hong

Noun

영산홍 • (yeongsanhong) (hanja 映山紅)

1. rhododendron; azalea