미화

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 美化, from 美 (“beauty”) + 化 (“-ification”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)βwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)화]
    • 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

미화 • (mihwa) (hanja 美化)

  1. romanticization, idealization
  2. beautification, glorification
Derived terms
  • 미화(美化)되다 (mihwadoeda)
  • 미화(美化)시키다 (mihwasikida)
  • 미화(美化)하다 (mihwahada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 美 (“American”) + 貨 (“currency”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

미화 • (mihwa) (hanja 美貨)

  1. American currency; US dollar
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