남북전쟁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 남북(南北) (nambuk, “North and South [Korea]”) + 전쟁(戰爭) (jeonjaeng, “war”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠mbuk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [na̠mbuk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [남북쩐쟁/남북쩐젱]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nambukjeonjaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nambugjeonjaeng
McCune–Reischauer?nambukchŏnjaeng
Yale Romanization?nampukcen.cayng

Noun

남북전쟁 • (nambukjeonjaeng) (hanja 南北戰爭)

  1. the Korean War, Korean civil war
  2. (in general) civil war, (especially) the American Civil War
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