Hamhung

English

Alternative forms

• Hamheung
• (obsolete): Ham-heng

Etymology

An improper simplification of the McCune-Reischauer romanization Hamhŭng of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Korean 함흥 (hamheung), from Sino-Korean 咸興 (“Complete Success; Total Prosperity”).

Proper noun

Hamhung

1. (geography) The provincial capital of South Hamgyong in North Korea, the country's 2nd-largest city and 3rd-largest port.

Translations

a city in North Korea

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 咸興 (zh) (Xiánxīng), 咸兴 (zh) (Xiánxìng)

• Japanese: 咸興 (はむふん, Hamufun)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 함흥 (Hamheung) (咸興)
• Russian: Хамхы́н m (Xamxýn), Хамху́н m (Xamxún)