홍수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洪水.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞ŋsʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [홍수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hongsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hongsu
McCune–Reischauer?	hongsu
Yale Romanization?	hongswu

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 홍수의 / 홍수에 / 홍수까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

홍수 • (hongsu) (hanja 洪水)

1. flood, spate, deluge

Derived terms

• 대홍수 (大洪水, daehongsu, “Great Flood, universal flood”)