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

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)
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