환멸

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 幻滅 (“disillusionment”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwanmyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwanmyeol
McCune–Reischauer?	hwanmyŏl
Yale Romanization?	hwānmyel

Noun

환멸 • (hwanmyeol) (hanja 幻滅)

1. disillusionment