연해주

Korean

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 沿海州 (Enkaishū), a calque of Russian Примо́рский кра́й (Primórskij kráj).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nɦɛd͡ʑu] ~ [jʌ̹nɦe̞d͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Yeonhaeju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Yeonhaeju
McCune–Reischauer?Yŏnhaeju
Yale Romanization?yen.haycwu

Proper noun

연해주 • (Yeonhaeju) (hanja 沿海州)

  1. Primorsky Krai (a region of Russia) (Russian region adjourning Korea)
    Synonym: (Koryo-mar) 원동 (Wondong)
    • (Can we date this quote?), “연해주 빨치산의 노래 [yeonhaeju ppalchisanui norae]”, 이광오 [igwang'o] (lyrics), unknown (music):
      넘고 지나,
      우리 사단 나간다,
      연해주 백파 소굴,
      쳐부수다 나간다.
      san-eul neomgo deur-eul jina,
      uri sadan naganda,
      Yeonhaeju-ui Baekpa sogul,
      cheobusuda naganda.
      Crossing mountains and passing fields,
      our division marches forward,
      going to destroy the White Army dens
      in Primorsky Krai.