귀양
Korean
editEtymology
editNativisation 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
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɥija̠ŋ] ~ [kyja̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [귀양]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gwiyang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwiyang |
McCune–Reischauer? | kwiyang |
Yale Romanization? | kwiyang |
Noun
edit귀양 • (gwiyang)
- (historical) exile; banishment (as judicial punishment in dynastic East Asia)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- 귀양가다 (gwiyanggada)