광양

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 광양시(光陽市) (gwang'yangsi)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 光陽.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwang'yang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwang'yang
McCune–Reischauer?kwangyang
Yale Romanization?kwangyang

Proper noun

광양 • (Gwang'yang) (hanja 光陽)

  1. Gwangyang (a port city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea)

Derived terms

  • 광양만 (光陽灣, gwang'yangman, “Gwangyang Bay”)
  • 광양읍 (光陽邑, gwang'yang'eup, “Gwangyang Town”)
  • 광양항 (光陽港, gwang'yanghang, “Port of Gwangyang”)

Descendants

  • English: Gwangyang
  • Chinese: 光陽 / 光阳 (Guāngyáng)