황해도

Korean

Alternative forms

• 황ᄒᆡ도(黃海道) (Hwanghaedo) — Early Modern Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 黃 (“Hwangju”) + 海 (“Haeju”) + 道 (“province”)

Pronunciation

• (North Korea)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ŋɦɛdo̞] ~ [ɸwa̠ŋɦe̞do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [황해도/황헤도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hwanghaedo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hwanghaedo
McCune–Reischauer?	Hwanghaedo
Yale Romanization?	hwanghayto

Proper noun

황해도 • (Hwanghaedo) (hanja 黃海道)

1. (historical) Hwanghae (a province of Korea)

   Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)

See also

• 황해북도(黃海北道) (hwanghaebukdo)
• 황해남도(黃海南道) (hwanghaenamdo)

Provinces of the Korean Peninsula:

• 강원도 (gang'wondo)
• 경기도 (gyeonggido)
• 경상도 (gyeongsangdo)
• 전라도 (jeollado)
• 제주도 (jejudo)
• 충청도 (chungcheongdo)
• 평안도 (pyeong'ando)
• 함경도 (hamgyeongdo)