미화

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 美化, from (beauty) + (-ification).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)βwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mihwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mihwa
McCune–Reischauer?mihwa
Yale Romanization?mīhwa

Noun

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미화 (mihwa) (hanja 美化)

  1. beautification
  2. glorification
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (American) + (currency).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mihwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mihwa
McCune–Reischauer?mihwa
Yale Romanization?mihwa

Noun

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미화 (mihwa) (hanja 美貨)

  1. American currency; US dollar