여순 사건

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 麗 (“short for Yeosu”) + 順 (“short for Suncheon”) + 事件 (“incident”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)sʰun sʰa̠ɡʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)순 사건]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Yeosun sageon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Yeosun sageon
McCune–Reischauer?	Yŏsun sagŏn
Yale Romanization?	yēswun saken

Proper noun

여순 사건 • (Yeosun sageon) (hanja 麗順事件)

1. (historical) Short for 여수·순천 사건 (yeosu·suncheon sageon, “Yeosu–Suncheon rebellion”).; a communist mutiny in the South Korean Constabulary of Police Reserve