파괴

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 破壞.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)ɡwe̞] ~ [ˈpʰa̠(ː)ɡø̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pagoe
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pagoe
    McCune–Reischauer?p'agoe
    Yale Romanization?phākoy

    Noun

    파괴 • (pagoe) (hanja 破壞)

    1. destruction

    Derived terms