효행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孝行, from 孝 (“filial piety”) + 行 (“to do”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈço(ː)ɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈço(ː)ɦe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [효(ː)행/효(ː)헹]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyohaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyohaeng
McCune–Reischauer?hyohaeng
Yale Romanization?hyōhayng

Noun

효행 • (hyohaeng) (hanja 孝行)

  1. filial piety

Derived terms

  • 효행(孝行)하다 (hyohaenghada, “to be filial”)
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