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Korean
Etymology
Literally "Gangwon poacher". Gangwon Province is very mountainous, and poachers sent to hunt tigers there were sometimes lost in the mountains and never found again.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | Gang'wondo posu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Gang'wondo posu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | Kangwŏndo p'osu |
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| Yale Romanization? | kangwento phōswu |
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Noun
강원도 포수 • (Gang'wondo posu) (hanja 江原道砲手)
- (idiomatic) someone sent on an errand who fails to return even after a long time
- Synonym: 함흥차사(咸興差使) (hamheungchasa)