모래성

Korean

Etymology

From 모래 (morae, “sand”) +‎ 성(城) (seong, “castle”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mo̞ɾɛsʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [mo̞ɾe̞sʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [모래성/모레성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	moraeseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	molaeseong
McCune–Reischauer?	moraesŏng
Yale Romanization?	molayseng

Noun

모래성 • (moraeseong)

1. sandcastle

   모래성을 쌓다 ― moraeseong-eul ssata ― to build a sand castle