This is the 13101st most frequent Korean word.
동파
"동파" means "freezing and bursting" (e.g., of water pipes).
In this sentence, '동파' refers to the physical freezing and damage to pipes caused by cold temperatures.
난방 부족으로 수도관이 동파되었습니다.
Due to insufficient heating, the water pipe froze.
Here, '동파' is used in a cautionary context, referring to the risk of pipes freezing.
기온이 영하로 떨어지니 동파를 조심하세요.
Since the temperature drops below freezing, be cautious about freezing pipes.
In this sentence, '동파' refers to the event of pipe freezing that is being prevented.