Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大砲 (cannon)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)pʰo̞] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)pʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daepo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daepo
McCune–Reischauer?taep'o
Yale Romanization?tāy.pho

Noun

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대포 (daepo) (hanja 大砲)

  1. cannon