Pyeonghae

English

Alternative forms

• P'yŏnghae, Pyonghae, Pingai, Ping-hai

Etymology

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 평해(平海) (Pyeonghae).

Proper noun

Pyeonghae

1. A town in North Gyeongsang, South Korea, formerly important as a harbor.
   • 1983, “East Coastal Area”, in James Louttit, editor, Fodor's Korea‎^[1], 1st edition, New York: Fodor's Travel Guides, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 92:

     The area has two notable mountains—Mt. Paekamsan (3,020 feet), inland from the coastal town of Pyeonghae, where you can take in Paekam Hot Springs on the same trip; and, Mt. Taebaeksan (4,700 feet), inland from the coastal town of Chukbyon, with the option of visiting Tokgu Hot Springs on your return trip to the coastal road.

   • 2016, Mark Dake, chapter 21, in South Korea: The Enigmatic Peninsula‎^[2], Toronto: Dundrun Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 299:

     When we reached the water, near Pyeonghae, we merged onto a road that ran along the coast and headed south. As we drove, we could hear the breakers crashing loudly onto sections of rugged windswept beach and rocky outcroppings.

Translations

town

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: please add this translation if you can

  Mandarin: 平海 (Pínghǎi)

• Korean: 평해(平海) (pyeonghae)