화부

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 火夫.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)bu]
• Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)부]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwabu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwabu
McCune–Reischauer?	hwabu
Yale Romanization?	hwāpu

Noun

화부 • (hwabu) (hanja 火夫)

1. stoker

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 華府.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠bu]
• Phonetic hangul: [화부]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hwabu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hwabu
McCune–Reischauer?	Hwabu
Yale Romanization?	hwapu

Proper noun

화부 • (Hwabu) (hanja 華府)

1. (obsolete) Washington, D.C. (a city, the capital city of the United States)

   Synonym: (regular, modern term) 워싱턴 (Wosingteon)