Korean edit

Etymology edit

급한 (geuphan, urgent) +‎ (de, place).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geuphan de
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geubhan de
McCune–Reischauer?kŭphan te
Yale Romanization?kup.han tey

Noun edit

급한 (geuphan de)

  1. (speech of the royal court) toilet, lavatory
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 급하다 (geuphada),‎ (de).

References edit

  • 김용숙 (Kim Yong-suk) (1994) “ko:궁중어의 아름다움—<한중록>을 중심으로 [The beauty of court language: Focusing on the Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong]”, in Han'geul, volume 226, pages 101—128