호전

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)전]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hojeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hojeon
McCune–Reischauer?hojŏn
Yale Romanization?hōcen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 好轉.

Noun

호전 • (hojeon) (hanja 好轉)

  1. improvement
    Antonym: 악화(惡化) (akhwa, “deterioration”)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 好戰.

Noun

호전 • (hojeon) (hanja 好戰)

  1. belligerence
    Synonym: 호투(好鬪) (hotu)
Derived terms

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