현상
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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hyeonsang |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeonsang |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏnsang |
| Yale Romanization? | hyēnsang |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 現狀, from 現 (“appearance”) + 狀 (“form”).
Noun
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 現象, from 現 (“appearance”) + 象 (“figure”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 現象 (genshō), from Middle Chinese 現象 (henH zjangX).
Noun
Derived terms
- 현상학 (hyeonsanghak, “phenomenology”)