파부침주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 破 (“to break”) + 釜 (“cooking pot”) + 沈 (“to sink”) + 舟 (“boat”). From an episode in ancient Chinese history; see the Chinese entry 破釜沉舟 (pòfǔchénzhōu) for more.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)but͡ɕʰimd͡ʑu]
Phonetic hangul: [파(ː)부침주]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	pabuchimju
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	pabuchimju
McCune–Reischauer^?	p'abuch'imju
Yale Romanization^?	phāpu.chimcwu

Noun

파부침주 • (pabuchimju) (hanja 破釜沈舟)

(four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) burning one's boats; crossing the Rubicon

Alternative forms

파부침선(破釜沈船) (pabuchimseon)