국면

국면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 局面

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[kuŋmjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic Hangul[궁면]

Revised Romanization? gungmyeon Revised Romanization (translit.)? gugmyeon McCune–Reischauer? kungmyŏn Yale Romanization? kwukmyen

Noun

국면 • (gungmyeon) (hanja 局面)

1. situation, state, phase; aspect

   파업이 새로운 국면에 접어들었다.

   Pa-eobi saeroun gungmyeone jeobeodeureotda.

   The strike has entered new conditions.

Usage notes

This word usually is used as bound noun which is modified by a certain Sino-Korean root.For example:

부동산 시장이 침체 국면으로 접어들었다.

Budongsan sijang-i chimche gungmyeoneuro jeobeodeureotda.

The real estate market has entered a state of depression.

Synonyms

• 양상 (樣相, yangsang)
• 형국 (形局, hyeongguk)
• 판국 (pan-guk)