화기

Korean

Alternative forms

• 화긔(火器) (hwagui) — Early Modern

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 火器

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

화기 • (hwagi) (hanja 火器)

1. (obsolete) earthenware
   • 1883, 아메노모리 호슈(雨森芳洲) [Amenomori Hōshū], “彩色”, in 浦瀬裕, editor, 재간교린수지(再刊交隣須知) (Jaegan'gyorinsuji)‎^{NDL NLK}, 外務省 edition, volume 3:

     回々靑 회회쳥(回々靑)은 화긔(火噐) 그림 그리는 데 쓴다허옵네다

     hwoyhwoychyeng hwoyhwoychyeng-un hwakuy kulim kulinun tey ssuntahewopneyta

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. firearm