함흥

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 咸興

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Hamheung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hamheung
    McCune–Reischauer?Hamhŭng
    Yale Romanization?hamhung

    Proper noun

    함흥 • (Hamheung) (hanja 咸興)

    1. Hamhung (the capital city of South Hamgyong Province, North Korea)

    Derived terms

    • 함흥차사 (hamheungchasa, “person sent on errands who fails to return”)
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