Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 핵(核) (haek, nuclear) + 폭발(爆發) (pokbal, explosion).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hɛk̚pʰo̞k̚p͈a̠ɭ] ~ [he̞k̚pʰo̞k̚p͈a̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haekpokbal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haegpogbal
McCune–Reischauer?haekp'okpal
Yale Romanization?haykphokpal

Noun

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핵폭발 (haekpokbal) (hanja 核爆發)

  1. nuclear explosion