상호확실파괴
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 상호(相互) (sangho, “mutual”) + 확실(確實) (hwaksil, “assured”) + 파괴(破壞) (pagoe, “destruction”).
Calque of English mutual assured destruction.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ŋβo̞ ɸwa̠kɕ͈iɭ pʰa̠(ː)ɡwe̞] ~ [sʰa̠ŋβo̞ ɸwa̠kɕ͈iɭ pʰa̠(ː)ɡø̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [상호 확씰 파(ː)궤/상호 확씰 파(ː)괴]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sangho hwaksil pagoe |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sangho hwagsil pagoe |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sangho hwaksil p'agoe |
| Yale Romanization? | sangho hwak.sil phākoy |
Noun
상호확실파괴 • (sanghohwaksilpagoe) (hanja 相互確實破壞)
- Synonym of 상호확증파괴(相互確證破壞) (sanghohwakjeungpagoe, “mutual assured destruction”)