포화

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)βwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pohwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pohwa
McCune–Reischauer?p'ohwa
Yale Romanization?phōhwa

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 飽和

    Noun

    포화 • (pohwa) (hanja 飽和)

    1. saturation
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 砲火, from (artillery) + (fire)

      Noun

      포화 • (pohwa) (hanja 砲火)

      1. gunfire, shellfire