반공

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 反共, with 共 as an abbreviation for 공산주의 (共産主義, gongsanjuui, “communism”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nɡo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)공]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ban'gong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bangong
McCune–Reischauer?	pan'gong
Yale Romanization?	pānkong

Noun

반공 • (ban'gong) (hanja 反共)

1. anticommunist

   미국 사람과 남한 사람은 반공 의식이 강하다.

   miguk saramgwa namhan sarameun ban'gong uisigi ganghada.

   Americans and South Koreans are highly anti-communist.

   • 1961, broadcasting during the May 16 coup:

     군사 혁명 위원회는 첫째, 반공을 국시의 제일의로 삼고, 지금까지 형식적이고 구호에만 그친 반공 태세를 재정비·강화할 것입니다.

     gunsa hyeongmyeong wiwonhoe-neun cheotjjae, ban'gong-eul guksi-ui jeirui-ro samgo, jigeum-kkaji hyeongsikjeogi-go guho-eman geuchin ban'gong taese-reul jaejeongbi·ganghwahal geosimnida.

     The Military Revolutionary Committee will, first, make anti-communism our supreme national ideal, and to improve and reorganize our anti-communist preparedness that is currently only limited to symbolic slogans.

Derived terms

• 반공(反共)하다 (ban'gonghada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 反攻.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nɡo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)공]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ban'gong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bangong
McCune–Reischauer?	pan'gong
Yale Romanization?	pānkong

Noun

반공 • (ban'gong) (hanja 反攻)

1. counter-attack

Derived terms

• 반공(反攻)하다 (ban'gonghada)