흰자위

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 흰 (huin, “white”, realis adnominal form of 희다 (huida, “to be white”)) +‎ 자위 (jawi, “white of an egg, white of the eye”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çiɲd͡ʑa̠ɥi] ~ [çiɲd͡ʑa̠y]
• Phonetic hangul: [힌자위]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huinjawi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huinjawi
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭinjawi
Yale Romanization?	huyn.cawi

Noun

흰자위 • (huinjawi)

1. egg white
2. the white of the eye

Synonyms

• (egg white): 난백 (卵白, nanbaek), 단백 (蛋白, danbaek)