Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 聳上

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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용상 (yongsang) (hanja 聳上)

  1. (weightlifting) clean and jerk