련금술

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鍊金術.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɾjɘ(ː)nɡɯmsʰuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [련(ː)금술]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ryeon'geumsul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lyeongeumsul
McCune–Reischauer?ryŏn'gŭmsul
Yale Romanization?lyēnkumswul

Noun

련금술 • (ryeon'geumsul) (hanja 鍊金術)

  1. (North Korea) alchemy (ancient chemistry)
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