아방궁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 阿房宮, from 阿房 (“Efang”) + 宮 (“palace”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ba̠ŋɡuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [아방궁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	abanggung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	abanggung
McCune–Reischauer?	abanggung
Yale Romanization?	apangkwung

Proper noun

아방궁 • (Abanggung) (hanja 阿房宮)

1. (historical) Epang Palace (palace complex of Qin Shihuang, first emperor of China)

Noun

아방궁 • (abanggung) (hanja 阿房宮)

1. (figuratively) wastefully extravagant mansion, especially one built using public money

   야당은 대통령이 아방궁을 짓는다고 맹비난했다.

   Yadang-eun daetongnyeong-i abanggung-eul jinneunda-go maengbinan-haetda.

   The opposition condemned the president for building an extravagant mansion.