유방

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [juba̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [유방]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yubang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yubang
McCune–Reischauer?	yubang
Yale Romanization?	yupang

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 乳房 (“udder”)

Noun

유방 • (yubang) (hanja 乳房)

1. udder, breast
   • Korean Bible, Eseugel (에스겔) (Ezekiel) 23:3

     그들이 애굽에서 행음하되 어렸을 때에 행음하여 그들의 유방이 눌리며 그 처녀의 가슴이 어루만진 바 되었었나니.

     Geudeur-i Aegub-eseo haeng'eumhadoe eoryeosseul ttae-e haeng'eumhayeo geudeur-ui yubang-i nullimyeo geu cheonyeo-ui gaseum-i eorumanjin ba doeeosseonnani.

     And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.

Derived terms

• 유방암 (乳房癌, yubang'am, “breast cancer”)

Etymology 2

Form from Sino-Korean	유방(濰坊) (Yubang)
Form from Standard Mandarin	웨이팡 (Weipang)

Sino-Korean word from 濰坊.

Proper noun

유방 • (Yubang) (hanja 濰坊)

1. Weifang (a prefecture-level city of Shandong, China)