Korean Etymology Sino-Korean word from 活潑 (“liveliness; briskness; sprightliness”) Pronunciation (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠ɭba̠ɭ]Phonetic hangul: [활발]More information Romanizations, Revised Romanization? ...RomanizationsRevised Romanization?hwalbalRevised Romanization (translit.)?hwalbalMcCune–Reischauer?hwalbalYale Romanization?hwal.palClose Noun 활발 • (hwalbal) (hanja 活潑) liveliness; briskness; sprightlinessWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.