공포

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 恐怖 (horror)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongpo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongpo
McCune–Reischauer?kongp'o
Yale Romanization?kōngpho

Noun

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공포 (gongpo) (hanja 恐怖)

  1. fear, terror, dread, fright, horror, panic

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 公布 (announcement)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongpo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongpo
McCune–Reischauer?kongp'o
Yale Romanization?kōngpho

Noun

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공포 (gongpo) (hanja 公布)

  1. public announcement