태평양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 太平洋, from 太平 (“tranquil”) + 洋 (“ocean”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰɛpʰjʌ̹ŋɲa̠ŋ] ~ [tʰe̞pʰjʌ̹ŋɲa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [태평냥/테평냥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Taepyeongnyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Taepyeong'yang
McCune–Reischauer?	T'aep'yŏngnyang
Yale Romanization?	thay.phyengnyang

Proper noun

태평양 • (Taepyeongnyang) (hanja 太平洋)

1. the Pacific Ocean

Related terms

• 환태평양 (環太平洋, hwantaepyeong'yang, “Pacific Rim”)

See also

• (oceans) 대양 (大洋, daeyang); 남극해 (南極海, Namgeukhae)/남빙양 (南氷洋, Nambing'yang), 대서양 (大西洋, Daeseoyang), 북극해 (北極海, Bukgeukhae)/북빙양 (北氷洋, Bukbing'yang), 인도양 (印度洋, Indoyang), 태평양 (太平洋, Taepyeong'yang), ^{(Category: ko:Oceans)}