황복

Korean

Etymology

Literally "yellow puffer." From 황(黃) (hwang, “yellow”) +‎ 복 (bok, “puffer fish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ŋbo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [황복]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwangbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwangbog
McCune–Reischauer?	hwangbok
Yale Romanization?	hwangpok

Noun

황복 • (hwangbok)

1. The river puffer, Takifugu obscurus.

Synonyms

• 보가지 (bogaji) (Pyongan dialect)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “황복 [hwangbok]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “황복”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 424