해주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海州

Pronunciation

• (North Korea) IPA^(key): [hɛd͡zu]

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)d͡ʑu] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)d͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)주/헤(ː)주]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Haeju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Haeju
McCune–Reischauer?	Haeju
Yale Romanization?	hāycwu

Proper noun

해주 • (Haeju) (hanja 海州)

1. Haeju (a city in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea)