함흥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 咸興

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Hamheung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hamheung
McCune–Reischauer?Hamhŭng
Yale Romanization?hamhung

Proper noun

함흥 • (Hamheung) (hanja 咸興)

  1. Hamhung (the capital city of South Hamgyong Province, North Korea)

Derived terms

  • 함흥차사 (hamheungchasa, “person sent on errands who fails to return”)
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