선전포고

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 宣戰 (“declare war”) + 布告 (“proclamation”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Seonjeonpogo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Seonjeonpogo
McCune–Reischauer?	Sŏnjŏnp'ogo
Yale Romanization?	sēn.cenphoko

Noun

선전포고 • (seonjeonpogo) (hanja 宣戰布告)

1. declaration of war