포화

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)βwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [포(ː)화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pohwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pohwa
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ohwa
Yale Romanization?	phōhwa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 飽和

Noun

포화 • (pohwa) (hanja 飽和)

1. saturation

Derived terms

• 불포화 (不飽和, bulpohwa, “unsaturated”)
• 포화 지방산 (飽和脂肪酸, pohwa jibangsan, “saturated fatty acid”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 砲火, from 砲 (“artillery”) + 火 (“fire”)

Noun

포화 • (pohwa) (hanja 砲火)

1. gunfire, shellfire