귀양

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 귀향 (歸鄕, gwihyang, “return to the countryside”). Originally referred to a specific form of exile in which a disgraced minister was stripped of his office and sent back to his hometown, but expanded to mean all forms of exile as punishment in dynastic East Asia.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɥija̠ŋ] ~ [kyja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [귀양]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwiyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwiyang
McCune–Reischauer?	kwiyang
Yale Romanization?	kwiyang

Noun

귀양 • (gwiyang)

1. (historical) exile; banishment (as judicial punishment in dynastic East Asia)

Synonyms

• 유배 (流配, yubae) (exile generally)

Derived terms

• 귀양가다 (gwiyanggada)