북괴

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 北傀, from 北 (“North (Korea)”) + 傀 (“puppet”), implying that North Korea is a puppet government of the Soviet Union or Communist China.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [puk̚k͈we̞] ~ [puk̚k͈ø̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [북꿰/북꾀]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bukgoe
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?buggoe
    McCune–Reischauer?pukkoe
    Yale Romanization?puk.koy

    Proper noun

    북괴 • (Bukgoe) (hanja 北傀)

    1. (South Korea, derogatory) the north puppet regime, i.e. North Korea

    Derived terms

    • 북괴기(北傀旗) (bukgoegi) (the North Korean flag, also used until the 1980's)

    See also

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