혼혈

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 混血, from 混 (“to mix”) + 血 (“blood”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈɸʷo̞ːnʝjʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[혼:혈]
Revised Romanization? honhyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hon-hyeol
McCune–Reischauer? honhyŏl
Yale Romanization? hōn.hyel

Noun

혼혈 • (honhyeol) (hanja 混血)

  1. person of mixed blood
  2. hybrid
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