광양

Korean

Alternative forms

• 광양시(光陽市) (gwang'yangsi)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 光陽.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠ŋja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [광양]

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)