Hamhung

English

Alternative forms

Hamheung
(obsolete): Ham-heng

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hamhung

(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), 咸兴 (zh) (Xiánxìng)
Japanese: 咸興 (はむふん, Hamufun)

Korean: 함흥 (Hamheung) (咸興)
Russian: Хамхы́н m (Xamxýn), Хамху́н m (Xamxún)

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