Pyeonghae
English
Alternative forms
- P'yŏnghae, Pyonghae, Pingai, Ping-hai
Etymology
From the Revised Romanization of Korean 평해 (pyeonghae), from Sino-Korean 平海, from 平 (“peaceful or pacified”) and 海 (“sea or seas”), in reference to the anchorage at the nearby mouth of the Namdae River.
Proper noun
Pyeonghae
- (geography) A town (읍) in North Gyeongsang, South Korea, formerly important as a harbor.