난관

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 難關.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠nɡwa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [난관]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nan'gwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nangwan
McCune–Reischauer?	nan'gwan
Yale Romanization?	nankwan

Noun

난관 • (nan'gwan) (hanja 難關)

1. barrier; obstacle

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 卵管.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈna̠(ː)nɡwa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [난(ː)관]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nan'gwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nangwan
McCune–Reischauer?	nan'gwan
Yale Romanization?	nānkwan

Noun

난관 • (nan'gwan) (hanja 卵管)

1. Fallopian tube