투포환 선수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 投砲丸 (“shot put”) + 選手 (“player”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰupʰo̞βwa̠n sʰɘ(ː)nsʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [투포환 선(ː)수]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tupohwan seonsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tupohwan seonsu
McCune–Reischauer?	t'up'ohwan sŏnsu
Yale Romanization?	thwu.phohwan sēnswu

Noun

투포환 선수 • (tupohwan seonsu) (hanja 投砲丸選手)

1. shot-putter

   Synonym: 포환(砲丸)던지기 선수(選手) (pohwandeonjigi seonsu)