파산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 破産, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 破産 (hasan, “bankruptcy”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)sʰa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [파(ː)산]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pasan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pasan
McCune–Reischauer?	p'asan
Yale Romanization?	phāsan

Noun

파산 • (pasan) (hanja 破産)

1. (finance) bankruptcy

Derived terms

• 파산(破産)하다 (pasanhada, “to be bankrupt”)

See also

• 지불불능(支拂不能) (jibulbulleung, “insolvency”)
• 채무초과(債務超過) (chaemuchogwa, “exceeding debts”)