평안도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 平安道, from 平 (“Pyeongyang”) + 安 (“Anju”) + 道 (“province”)

Pronunciation

• (North Korea) IPA^(key): [pʰjɔŋa̠ndo̞]

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰjʌ̹ŋa̠ndo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [평안도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Pyeong'ando
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Pyeong'ando
McCune–Reischauer?	P'yŏngando
Yale Romanization?	phyenganto

Proper noun

평안도 • (Pyeong'ando) (hanja 平安道)

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

   Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)

See also

• 평안북도(平安北道) (Pyeong'anbukdo)
• 평안남도(平安南道) (Pyeong'annamdo)

Provinces of the Korean Peninsula

• 강원도(江原道) (Gang'wondo)
• 경기도(京畿道) (Gyeonggido)
• 경상도(慶尙道) (Gyeongsangdo)
• 전라도(全羅道) (Jeollado)
• 제주도(濟州道) (Jejudo)
• 충청도(忠淸道) (Chungcheongdo)
• 함경도(咸鏡道) (Hamgyeongdo)
• 황해도(黃海道) (Hwanghaedo)