평안

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 平安.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pyeong'an
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeong'an
    McCune–Reischauer?p'yŏngan
    Yale Romanization?phyengan

    Noun

    평안 • (pyeong'an) (hanja 平安)

    1. peace

    Etymology 2

    Derived from the names of the province's two principal cities, 평양 (平壤, pyeong'yang)) and 안주 (安州, anju).

    Proper noun

    평안 • (Pyeong'an) (hanja 平安)

    1. (historical) Pyongan, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.
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