화타

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 華陀 (“Hua Tuo”), a famous Chinese physician from the second century CE.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠tʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [화타]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwata
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwata
McCune–Reischauer?	hwat'a
Yale Romanization?	hwa.tha

Noun

화타 • (hwata) (hanja 華陀)

1. (figurative) supremely talented doctor

   Synonyms: 편작(扁鵲) (pyeonjak), 명의(名醫) (myeong'ui)