보통화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 普通話

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)tʰo̞ŋβwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?botonghwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?botonghwa
McCune–Reischauer?pot'onghwa
Yale Romanization?pō.thonghwa

Noun

보통화 • (botonghwa) (hanja 普通話)

  1. Putonghua, Mandarin Chinese (the official language of the People's Republic of China)