평해

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 平海, from 平 (“peaceful”) + 海 (“sea”), in reference to the anchorage at the nearby mouth of the Namdae River.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰjʌ̹ŋɦɛ] ~ [pʰjʌ̹ŋɦe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [평해/평헤]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Pyeonghae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Pyeonghae
    McCune–Reischauer?P'yŏnghae
    Yale Romanization?phyenghay

    Proper noun

    평해 • (Pyeonghae) (hanja 平海)

    1. Pyeonghae, a town in North Gyeongsang, South Korea, formerly important as a harbor
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