평안

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰjʌ̹ŋa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [평안]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyeong'an
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyeong'an
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yŏngan
Yale Romanization?	phyengan

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 平安.

Noun

평안 • (pyeong'an) (hanja 平安)

1. peace

Etymology 2

Derived from the names of the province's two principal cities, 평양 (平壤, pyeong'yang)) and 안주 (安州, anju).

Proper noun

평안 • (Pyeong'an) (hanja 平安)

1. (historical) Pyongan, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.