선봉

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 先鋒

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nbo̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)봉]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seonbong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonbong
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏnbong
    Yale Romanization?sēnpong

    Noun

    선봉 • (seonbong) (hanja 先鋒)

    1. pioneer; vanguard

    Proper noun

    선봉 • (Seonbong) (hanja 先鋒)

    1. Sonbong (a district of Rason, North Korea)
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