한어

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.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	han'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	hanŏ
Yale Romanization?	hān.e

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 漢語, from 漢 (“China”) + 語 (“language”).

Noun

한어 • (haneo) (hanja 漢語)

1. (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

2. (linguistics) Sino-Japanese vocabulary, kango

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 韓語, from 韓 + 語.

Noun

한어 • (haneo) (hanja 韓語)

1. (rare) Korean language

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:한국어