해성

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 海星.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)성/헤(ː)성]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haeseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haeseong
McCune–Reischauer?haesŏng
Yale Romanization?hāyseng

Noun

해성 • (haeseong) (hanja 海星)

  1. starfish
    Synonym: 불가사리 (bulgasari)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 海城.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)성/헤(ː)성]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haeseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haeseong
McCune–Reischauer?haesŏng
Yale Romanization?hāyseng

Noun

해성 • (haeseong) (hanja 海城)

  1. sea castle
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