혈맥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 血脈, from 血 (“blood”) + 脈 (“vein”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çʌ̹ɭmɛk̚] ~ [çʌ̹ɭme̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [혈맥/혈멕]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeolmaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeolmaeg
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏlmaek
Yale Romanization?hyel.mayk

Noun

혈맥 • (hyeolmaek) (hanja 血脈)

  1. (medicine) blood vein; blood vessel
    Synonym: 맥(脈) (maek)
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