화부

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 火夫.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)bu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)부]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwabu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwabu
    McCune–Reischauer?hwabu
    Yale Romanization?hwāpu

    Noun

    화부 • (hwabu) (hanja 火夫)

    1. stoker

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 華府.

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?Hwabu
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hwabu
      McCune–Reischauer?Hwabu
      Yale Romanization?hwapu

      Proper noun

      화부 • (Hwabu) (hanja 華府)

      1. (obsolete) Washington, D.C. (a city, the capital city of the United States)
      Synonyms

      (Washington, as modern usages):

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