화염병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 火焰甁, from 火焰 (“fire”) + 甁 (“bottle”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwayeombyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwayeombyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	hwayŏmpyŏng
Yale Romanization?	hwā.yemqpyeng

Noun

화염병 • (hwayeombyeong) (hanja 火焰甁)

1. Molotov cocktail