Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 上半身.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋba̠nɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sangbansin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sangbansin
McCune–Reischauer?sangbansin
Yale Romanization?sāngpansin

Noun

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상반신 (sangbansin) (hanja 上半身)

  1. the upper half of the body
    Antonym: 하반신(下半身) (habansin)