후계자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 후계(後繼) (hugye, “succession”) + 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)ɡje̞d͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈɸʷu(ː)ɡe̞d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)계자/후(ː)게자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hugyeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hugyeja
McCune–Reischauer?	hugyeja
Yale Romanization?	hwūkyeyca

Noun

후계자 • (hugyeja) (hanja 後繼者)

1. successor

   크리스티안 공이 아직 어린이일 때, 그는 덴마크와 노르웨이에 있어서 부친의 후계자로 선택되었다.

   Keuriseutian gong-i ajik eorini-il ttae, geu-neun Denmakeu-wa Noreuwei-e isseoseo buchin-ui hugyeja-ro seontaekdoeeotda.

   While Duke Christian was still a child, he had been chosen as his father's successor in both Denmark and Norway.

   1998, Lars Hamre, Norsk politisk historie 1513-1537: (The original sentence in Norwegian)