표현

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 表現, from 表 (“surface”) + 現 (“appearing”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰjoʝʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [표현]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyohyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyohyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yohyŏn
Yale Romanization?	phyohyen

Noun

표현 • (pyohyeon) (hanja 表現)

1. expression (through words or actions)

Derived terms

• 표현하다 (表現—, pyohyeonhada)