효도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孝道, from 孝 (“filial piety”) + 道 (“way”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈço(ː)do̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [효(ː)도]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyodo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyodo
McCune–Reischauer?hyodo
Yale Romanization?hyōto

Noun

효도 • (hyodo) (hanja 孝道)

  1. filial piety
    Synonym: 효(孝) (hyo)
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