회화

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)βwa̠] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)βwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [훼(ː)화/회(ː)화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoehwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoehwa
McCune–Reischauer?	hoehwa
Yale Romanization?	hōyhwa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 會話 (“conversation, dialogue”)

Noun

회화 • (hoehwa) (hanja 會話)

1. conversation, dialogue

Etymology 2

Korean Wikipedia has an article on:

회화

Wikipedia ^ko

Sino-Korean word from 繪畵 (“painting”)

Noun

회화 • (hoehwa) (hanja 繪畵)

1. painting