회음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 會陰

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)ɯm] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [훼(ː)음/회(ː)음]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoeeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoeeum
McCune–Reischauer?	hoeŭm
Yale Romanization?	hōy.um

Noun

회음 • (hoeeum) (hanja 會陰)

1. (anatomy) perineum