Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 港口 (port, harbour)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ŋɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hanggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hanggu
McCune–Reischauer?hanggu
Yale Romanization?hāngkwu

Noun

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항구 (hanggu) (hanja 港口)

  1. port, harbour