북풍

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 北風 (“north wind”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puk̚pʰuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [북풍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bukpung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bugpung
McCune–Reischauer?	pukp'ung
Yale Romanization?	pukphung

Noun

북풍 • (bukpung) (hanja 北風)

1. north wind

   Synonym: 삭풍(朔風) (sakpung)

   Coordinate terms: 동풍(東風) (dongpung), 서풍(西風) (seopung), 남풍(南風) (nampung)

2. (South Korean politics) the use of often exaggerated news about North Korea for domestic political purposes