응원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 應援.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)ŋwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [응(ː)원]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eung'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eung'won
McCune–Reischauer?ŭngwŏn
Yale Romanization?ūngwen

Noun

응원 • (eung'won) (hanja 應援)

  1. cheering (for); rooting for

Derived terms

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