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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 북(北) (buk, “north”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gangbuk |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gangbug |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kangbuk |
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| Yale Romanization? | kangpuk |
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Noun
강북 • (gangbuk) (hanja 江北)
- north of a river
- Antonym: 강남(江南) (gangnam)
Proper noun
강북 • (Gangbuk) (hanja 江北)
- (generally) the north area of the Han River, especially of Seoul
- Gangbuk (a district of Seoul, South Korea)
- Jiangbei (the region of China around the Yangtze Delta)