용해공
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 熔解 (“smelting”) + 工 (“worker”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [joŋɦɛɡo̞ŋ] ~ [joŋɦe̞ɡo̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [용해공/용헤공]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yonghaegong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yonghaegong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yonghaegong |
| Yale Romanization? | yonghaykong |
Noun
용해공 • (yonghaegong) (hanja 鎔解工/熔解工)
- (North Korea) smelter; steelworker
- 2001, “이땅의 주인들은 말하네 [The Masters of This Land Speak]”, Choe Jun-gyong (최준경) (lyrics), An Jong-ho (안정호) (music):
- 우리는 우리는 왜 사회주의 지키는가
이 나라 용해공들 하나같이 말을 하네
로동계급 주인이 된 우리 제도 제일 좋아
우리 생활 사회주의 강철로 지킨다고- Uri-neun uri-neun wae sahoejuui jiki-neun'ga
I nara yonghaegon-gdeul hana-gachi mar-eul ha-ne
Rodonggyegeup ju'in-i doen uri jedo jeil joa
Uri saenghwal sahoejuui gangcheol-lo jikin-dago - Why do we, why do we defend socialism?
The steelworkers of this land all speak as one:
"Our system where we working class are masters, is the best!"
They say, "With steel, we shall defend our socialism—our life!"
- Uri-neun uri-neun wae sahoejuui jiki-neun'ga