상호확증파괴
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 상호(相互) (sangho, “mutual”) + 확증(確證) (hwakjeung, “assured”) + 파괴(破壞) (pagoe, “destruction”).
Calque of English mutual assured destruction.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ŋβo̞ ɸwa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ pʰa̠(ː)ɡwe̞] ~ [sʰa̠ŋβo̞ ɸwa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ pʰa̠(ː)ɡø̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [상호 확쯩 파(ː)궤/상호 확쯩 파(ː)괴]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sangho hwakjeung pagoe |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sangho hwagjeung pagoe |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sangho hwakchŭng p'agoe |
| Yale Romanization? | sangho hwakcung phākoy |
Noun
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상호확증파괴 • (sanghohwakjeungpagoe) (hanja 相互確證破壞)
- mutual assured destruction
- Synonym: 상호확실파괴(相互確實破壞) (sanghohwaksilpagoe)