후손

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後 (“descendant”) + 孫 (“descendant”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)sʰo̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)손]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huson
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huson
McCune–Reischauer?huson
Yale Romanization?hwūson

Noun

후손 • (huson) (hanja 後孫)

  1. descendant; posterity; future generation
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