남북전쟁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 남북(南北) (nambuk, “North and South [Korea]”) + 전쟁(戰爭) (jeonjaeng, “war”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠mbuk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [na̠mbuk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [남북쩐쟁/남북쩐젱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nambukjeonjaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nambugjeonjaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	nambukchŏnjaeng
Yale Romanization?	nampukcen.cayng

Noun

남북전쟁 • (nambukjeonjaeng) (hanja 南北戰爭)

1. the Korean War, Korean civil war
2. (in general) civil war, (especially) the American Civil War