지옥불반도

Korean

Etymology

From 지옥(地獄) (jiok, “hell”) +‎ 불 (bul, “fire”) +‎ 반도(半島) (bando, “peninsula”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕio̞k̚p͈uɭba̠ndo̞]
Phonetic hangul: [지옥뿔반도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	Jiokbulbando
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	Jiogbulbando
McCune–Reischauer^?	Chiokpulbando
Yale Romanization^?	ciokpul.panto

Proper noun

지옥불반도 • (Jiokbulbando)

Hellfire Peninsula (South Korea)
(derogatory) South Korea

See also

헬조선(朝鮮) (Heljoseon, “Hell Joseon”)

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