남북
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 南北, from 南 + 北.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠mbuk̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [남북]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | nambuk |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nambug |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nambuk |
| Yale Romanization? | nampuk |
Proper noun
남북 • (Nambuk) (hanja 南北)
- north and south, (especially) North Korea and South Korea
- 남북 관계가 결렬될 위험 ― nambuk gwan'gye-ga gyeollyeol-doel wiheom ― the risk of rupturing North-South relations
- (American history) Union and Confederate forces
- 남북 전쟁 전 미국 남부의 법률들 ― nambuk jeonjaeng jeon Miguk nambu-ui beomnyul-deul ― the laws of the antebellum American South
Derived terms
- 남북전쟁(南北戰爭) (nambukjeonjaeng, “the Korean War”)
- 남북문제(南北問題) (nambungmunje, “an inter-Korean issue”)