해성

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 海星.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)성/헤(ː)성]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haeseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haeseong
McCune–Reischauer?	haesŏng
Yale Romanization?	hāyseng

Noun

해성 • (haeseong) (hanja 海星)

1. starfish

   Synonym: 불가사리 (bulgasari)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 海城.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)성/헤(ː)성]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haeseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haeseong
McCune–Reischauer?	haesŏng
Yale Romanization?	hāyseng

Noun

해성 • (haeseong) (hanja 海城)

1. sea castle