상호확실파괴

Korean edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ŋβo̞ ɸwa̠kɕ͈iɭ pʰa̠(ː)ɡwe̞] ~ [sʰa̠ŋβo̞ ɸwa̠kɕ͈iɭ pʰa̠(ː)ɡø̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)/ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed 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 edit

상호확실파괴 (sanghohwaksilpagoe) (hanja 相互確實破壞)

  1. Synonym of 상호확증파괴(相互確證破壞) (sanghohwakjeungpagoe, mutual assured destruction)