비상

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 非常 (“emergency”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bisang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bisang
McCune–Reischauer?	pisang
Yale Romanization?	pīsang

Noun

비상 • (bisang) (hanja 非常)

1. emergency

Derived terms

• 비상하다 (非常하다, bisanghada, “(to be) unusual”)
• 비상사태 (非常事態, bisangsatae, “state of emergency”)
• 비상출구 (非常出口, bisangchulgu, “emergency exit”)

Related terms

• 비상구 (非常口, bisanggu, “emergency exit”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 飛翔 (“soar”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pisʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [비상]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bisang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bisang
McCune–Reischauer?	pisang
Yale Romanization?	pisang

Noun

비상 • (bisang) (hanja 飛翔)

1. soar