Yeosu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 여수(麗水) (Yeosu).

Proper noun

Yeosu

1. A city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

   Synonyms: (former name) Yosu, (former name) Reisui

   • 2017 December 30, “Hong Kong ship crew questioned in S. Korea for oil transfer to North”, in France 24‎^[1], sourced from Seoul (AFP), archived from the original on 30 December 2017, Live news‎^[2]:

     The Lighthouse Winmore, which was chartered by a Taiwanese company, was impounded by South Korean customs authorities at the port of Yeosu on November 24 following an inspection.

Translations

city in South Korea

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 麗水／丽水 (zh) (Líshuǐ, Lìshuǐ)

• Korean: 여수(麗水) (ko) (Yeosu)