상반신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 上半身.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sangbansin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sangbansin
McCune–Reischauer?	sangbansin
Yale Romanization?	sāngpansin

Noun

상반신 • (sangbansin) (hanja 上半身)

1. the upper half of the body

   Antonym: 하반신(下半身) (habansin)