남북

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 南北, from 南 (“south”) + 北 (“north”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠mbuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [남북]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nambuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nambug
McCune–Reischauer?	nambuk
Yale Romanization?	nampuk

Proper noun

남북 • (Nambuk) (hanja 南北)

1. north and south, (especially) North Korea and South Korea

   남북 관계가 결렬될 위험 ― nambuk gwan'gye-ga gyeollyeol-doel wiheom ― the risk of rupturing North-South relations

2. (American history) Union and Confederate forces

   남북 전쟁 전 미국 남부의 법률들 ― nambuk jeonjaeng jeon Miguk nambu-ui beomnyul-deul ― the laws of the antebellum American South

Derived terms

• 남북전쟁(南北戰爭) (nambukjeonjaeng, “the Korean War”)
• 남북문제(南北問題) (nambungmunje, “an inter-Korean issue”)