탄화수소

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 炭化水素 (“hydrocarbon”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tanhwasuso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tanhwasuso
McCune–Reischauer?	t'anhwasuso
Yale Romanization?	thān.hwaswuso

Noun

탄화수소 • (tanhwasuso) (hanja 炭化水素)

1. (organic chemistry) hydrocarbon