화성포

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 火星砲, from 火星 (“Mars”) + 砲 (“artillery”). Hwasong (화성(火星) (hwaseong)) is the North Korean series for ballistic missiles.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠sʰʌ̹ŋpʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [화성포]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwaseongpo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwaseongpo
McCune–Reischauer?hwasŏngp'o
Yale Romanization?hwasengpho

Noun

화성포 • (hwaseongpo) (hanja 火星砲)

  1. (North Korea, military) ballistic missile
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