민방위

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 民防衛.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [minba̠ŋɥi] ~ [minba̠ŋy]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?minbang'wi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?minbang'wi
McCune–Reischauer?minbangwi
Yale Romanization?minpangwi

Noun

민방위 • (minbang'wi) (hanja 民防衛)

  1. (military) civil defense (efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack)
    Synonym: 민간방위(民間防衛) (min'ganbang'wi)