Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 海州

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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해주 (Haeju) (hanja 海州)

  1. Haeju (a city in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea)