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Slade xTekno · 2004-06-13, 20:01

Being Korean, I was surprised when I first saw the term "manhwa" used on ASuki.
Does anyone know the origins of this term? Like "shounen-ai?" [which was coined by English-speakers]
Is it just me, or do any other Koreans [or people who speak it] feel like the word was sort of oddly translated from Korean to English? I'm beginning to realize how the Japanese feel when one of their words is mistranslated...

Dhomochevsky · 2004-06-13, 20:11

I don`t see where "manhwa" is translated... It still seems to be some korean word allthough it`s in latin letters now. It`s definitly not english...
I wouldn`t know what it means if I didn`t ask here on the forum.

Lina Inverse · 2004-06-13, 20:28

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Originally Posted by Slade xTekno

Being Korean, I was surprised when I first saw the term "manhwa" used on ASuki.
Does anyone know the origins of this term? Like "shounen-ai?" [which was coined by English-speakers]
Is it just me, or do any other Koreans [or people who speak it] feel like the word was sort of oddly translated from Korean to English? I'm beginning to realize how the Japanese feel when one of their words is mistranslated...

I read somewhere that "manhwa" is the Korean pronunciation of the characters that the word "manga" is composed of:
漫画

Yebyosh · 2004-06-13, 20:40

The actual source is Chinese. "Manhua" or 漫画 which the Japanese took as for their kanji and pronounces it as "Manga". The Koreans probably used it as they heard from the Chinese but in their own pronunciation, "Manhwa". Clear?

Slade xTekno · 2004-06-13, 20:53

I just asked my mom and it is pronounced "manhwa" [well, more like mahn hwah], so I was mistaken on the translation part.

FallenAngelLilith · 2004-06-14, 15:26

Yeah everyone seems to be lost with the "new" (and my new I mean to the English speaking world) termonlogy recently brought into the "manga and anime" craze ouy today. Kind of why I stick to manga or anime or just graphic novels and animation. lol

raspberihevn · 2004-06-14, 22:50

Lina Inverse is right.
That's exactly how you'd pronounce the word in chinese as well. In pinyin it'd be: "Man hua" but still the same (shrug).

2004-06-13, 20:01	Link #1
Slade xTekno Tekkaman Blade! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bakersfield, CA, USA, Age: 36	"Manhwa?" Being Korean, I was surprised when I first saw the term "manhwa" used on ASuki. Does anyone know the origins of this term? Like "shounen-ai?" [which was coined by English-speakers] Is it just me, or do any other Koreans [or people who speak it] feel like the word was sort of oddly translated from Korean to English? I'm beginning to realize how the Japanese feel when one of their words is mistranslated...

2004-06-13, 20:11	Link #2
Dhomochevsky temporary safeguard Join Date: May 2004 Location: Germany	I don`t see where "manhwa" is translated... It still seems to be some korean word allthough it`s in latin letters now. It`s definitly not english... I wouldn`t know what it means if I didn`t ask here on the forum.

2004-06-13, 20:40	Link #4
Yebyosh 冤枉的小狗 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South East Asia	The actual source is Chinese. "Manhua" or 漫画 which the Japanese took as for their kanji and pronounces it as "Manga". The Koreans probably used it as they heard from the Chinese but in their own pronunciation, "Manhwa". Clear?

2004-06-13, 20:53	Link #5
Slade xTekno Tekkaman Blade! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bakersfield, CA, USA, Age: 36	I just asked my mom and it is pronounced "manhwa" [well, more like mahn hwah], so I was mistaken on the translation part.

2004-06-14, 15:26	Link #6
FallenAngelLilith Forbidden Desire Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beyond the Mind and Into the Darkness Age: 40	Yeah everyone seems to be lost with the "new" (and my new I mean to the English speaking world) termonlogy recently brought into the "manga and anime" craze ouy today. Kind of why I stick to manga or anime or just graphic novels and animation. lol

2004-06-14, 22:50	Link #7
raspberihevn Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: So-cal, USA Age: 43	Lina Inverse is right. That's exactly how you'd pronounce the word in chinese as well. In pinyin it'd be: "Man hua" but still the same (shrug).