상호확증파괴

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 상호(相互) (sangho, “mutual”) + 확증(確證) (hwakjeung, “assured”) + 파괴(破壞) (pagoe, “destruction”).

Calque of English mutual assured destruction.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋβo̞ ɸwa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ pʰa̠(ː)ɡwe̞] ~ [sʰa̠ŋβo̞ ɸwa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ pʰa̠(ː)ɡø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [상호 확쯩 파(ː)궤/상호 확쯩 파(ː)괴]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sangho hwakjeung pagoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sangho hwagjeung pagoe
McCune–Reischauer?	sangho hwakchŭng p'agoe
Yale Romanization?	sangho hwakcung phākoy

Noun

상호확증파괴 • (sanghohwakjeungpagoe) (hanja 相互確證破壞)

1. mutual assured destruction

   Synonym: 상호확실파괴(相互確實破壞) (sanghohwaksilpagoe)