공사

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [공사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongsa
McCune–Reischauer?	kongsa
Yale Romanization?	kongsa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 工事, from 工 (“work”) + 事 (“affair”)

Noun

공사 • (gongsa) (hanja 工事)

1. construction

   1987. Standard Industrial Classification Manual 1987/C

   그러나 실제 공사는 한군데 이상 서로 다른 장소에서 수행된다.

   geureona silje gongsaneun han'gunde isang seoro dareun jangso'eseo suhaengdoenda.

   But the actual construction work is performed at one or more different sites.

Derived terms

• 도로공사 (道路工事, dorogongsa, “road construction”)
• 공사중 (工事中, gongsajung, “under construction”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 公社, from 公 (“public”) + 社 (“company”)

Noun

공사 • (gongsa) (hanja 公社)

1. A government-run corporation.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 公私, from 公 (“public”) + 私 (“private”)

Noun

공사 • (gongsa) (hanja 公私)

1. Public and private.