진상
Korean
editEtymology 1
editSino-Korean word from 眞相, from 眞 (“true”) + 相 (“appearance”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕinsʰa̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [진상]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jinsang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jinsang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chinsang |
Yale Romanization? | cinsang |
Noun
editEtymology 2
editSino-Korean word from 進 (“present”) + 上 (“above”). The strange semantic shift is supposedly related to the abuses associated with the tax,[1] but no academic research appears to have been done.
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nsʰa̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)상]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jinsang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jinsang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chinsang |
Yale Romanization? | cīnsang |
Noun
edit- (slang) an object of poor quality
- (slang) a distasteful, rude, or unseemly person, thing, or situation
- 2020, PoliNews[1]:
- 깔끔해서 나쁠 건 없다고 생각한다. 인물이 잘생기지 못한 사람이 더럽기까지 하면 진짜 진상이다.
- Kkalkkeumhaeseo nappeul geon eopdago saenggakhanda. Inmur-i jalsaenggiji mothan saram-i deoreopgi-kkaji hamyeon jinjja jinsang'ida.
- I don't think anything is wrong with being neatly dressed. If a person who doesn't look handsome is dirty to boot, that's really unseemly.
- (historical, original meaning) a gift for a king or high official
- (historical) a type of in-kind tax in dynastic Korea, consisting chiefly of foodstuffs for the royal court
Derived terms
edit- 진상(進上)하다 (jinsanghada, “to present to the king”)
Etymology 3
editSino-Korean word from 進 (“advance”) + 相 (“appearance”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nsʰa̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)상]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | jinsang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jinsang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chinsang |
Yale Romanization? | cīnsang |
Noun
edit- (electronics, chiefly compounded) leading
See also
edit- 앞섬 (apseom, “lead”)
- 위상앞섬 (wisang'apseom, “phase lead”)
Etymology 4
editSino-Korean word from 眞 (“true”) + 像 (“appearance”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕinsʰa̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [진상]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jinsang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jinsang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chinsang |
Yale Romanization? | cinsang |
Noun
editEtymology 5
editSino-Korean word from 塵 (“dust”) + 想 (“thought”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕinsʰa̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [진상]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jinsang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jinsang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chinsang |
Yale Romanization? | cinsang |