오행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五行.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈo̞(ː)ɦe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)행/오(ː)헹]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ohaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ohaeng
McCune–Reischauer?ohaeng
Yale Romanization?ōhayng

Noun

오행 • (ohaeng) (hanja 五行)

  1. Wu Xing (the five elements of traditional East Asian cosmology)
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