Hamhung /hɑmˈhʊŋ/ noun1 •The provincial capital of South Hamgyong Province, North Korea; the country's 2nd-largest city and 3rd-largest port.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had detected the launch of what it presumed were two ballistic missiles at about 8 a.m. (2300 GMT) from near Hamhung, on the east coast of North Korea. — 2022