농성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 籠城.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [농성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nongseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nongseong
McCune–Reischauer?	nongsŏng
Yale Romanization?	nongseng

Noun

농성 • (nongseong) (hanja 籠城)

1. sit-in, sit-down

   미국의 대학생들은 이스라엘의 가자 지구 침공을 규탄하고 휴전을 촉구하는 철야 농성 시위를 벌였다.

   Migug-ui daehaksaeng-deur-eun Iseura'er-ui Gaja jigu chimgong-eul gyutan-hago hyujeon-eul chokgu-haneun cheorya nongseong siwi-reul beoryeotda.

   American college students held all-night sit-in protests condemning Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip and calling for a ceasefire.

2. (historical) defending a fort

   Synonym: 수성(守城) (suseong)

Derived terms

• 농성(籠城)하다 (nongseonghada)