Korean Pronunciation (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)nʌ̹]Phonetic hangul: [하(ː)너]Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.More information Romanizations, Revised Romanization? ...RomanizationsRevised Romanization?haneoRevised Romanization (translit.)?han'eoMcCune–Reischauer?hanŏYale Romanization?hān.eClose Etymology 1 Sino-Korean word from 漢語, from 漢 (“China”) + 語 (“language”). Noun 한어 • (haneo) (hanja 漢語) (linguistics or Yanbian) Chinese language Synonym: (non-academic term) 중국어(中國語) (junggugeo) 한어 방언의 연구 ― haneo bang'eon-ui yeon'gu ― study of Sinitic topolects 고대 한어 독본 ― godae haneo dokbon ― anthology of ancient Chinese literature (linguistics) Sino-Japanese vocabulary, kango Etymology 2 Sino-Korean word from 韓語, from 韓 + 語. Noun 한어 • (haneo) (hanja 韓語) (rare) Korean language Synonyms: see Thesaurus:한국어Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.