진상
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 眞相, from 眞 (“true”) + 相 (“appearance”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕinsʰa̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [진상]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jinsang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jinsang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chinsang |
Yale Romanization? | cinsang |
Noun
진상 • (jinsang) (hanja 眞相)
- the real facts, the true facts
- 사건의 진상을 규명하다 ― sageon-ui jinsang-eul gyumyeonghada ― to ascertain the truth of the event
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 進 (“present”) + 上 (“above”). The strange semantic shift is supposedly related to the abuses associated with the tax,[1] but no academic research appears to have been done.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nsʰa̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)상]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jinsang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jinsang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chinsang |
Yale Romanization? | cīnsang |
Noun
진상 • (jinsang) (hanja 進上)
- (slang) an object of poor quality
- (slang) a distasteful, rude, or unseemly person, thing, or situation
- 음식이 맛이 없다면서 돈 못 내겠다는 진상 손님
- eumsig-i mas-i eopdamyeonseo don mot naegetdaneun jinsang sonnim
- a rude customer who refuses to pay because he says the food tastes bad
- 2020, PoliNews:
- 깔끔해서 나쁠 건 없다고 생각한다. 인물이 잘생기지 못한 사람이 더럽기까지 하면 진짜 진상이다.
- Kkalkkeumhaeseo nappeul geon eopdago saenggakhanda. Inmur-i jalsaenggiji mothan saram-i deoreopgi-kkaji hamyeon jinjja jinsang'ida.
- I don't think anything is wrong with being neatly dressed. If a person who doesn't look handsome is dirty to boot, that's really unseemly.
- Synonyms: 꼴불견 (kkolbulgyeon), 가관(可觀) (gagwan)
- (historical, original meaning) a gift for a king or high official
- (historical) a type of in-kind tax in dynastic Korea, consisting chiefly of foodstuffs for the royal court
Derived terms
- 진상(進上)하다 (jinsanghada, “to present to the king”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 進 (“advance”) + 相 (“appearance”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nsʰa̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)상]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jinsang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jinsang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chinsang |
Yale Romanization? | cīnsang |
Noun
진상 • (jinsang) (hanja 進相)
- (electronics, chiefly compounded) leading
- 진상회로 ― jinsanghoero ― leading circuit
- Antonym: 지상(遲相) (jisang)
See also
- 앞섬 (apseom, “lead”)
- 위상앞섬 (wisang'apseom, “phase lead”)
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 眞 (“true”) + 像 (“appearance”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕinsʰa̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [진상]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jinsang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jinsang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chinsang |
Yale Romanization? | cinsang |
Noun
진상 • (jinsang) (hanja 眞像)
- true appearance, exact appearance
- 조선시대 화공들은 인물의 진상만을 그리도록 교육 받았다.
- Joseonsidae hwagong-deur-eun inmur-ui jinsang-man-eul geuridorok gyoyuk badatda.
- The painters of the Joseon dynasty were trained to paint only the true appearance of the personages.
Etymology 5
Sino-Korean word from 塵 (“dust”) + 想 (“thought”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕinsʰa̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [진상]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jinsang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jinsang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chinsang |
Yale Romanization? | cinsang |
Noun
진상 • (jinsang) (hanja 塵想)
- (Buddhism) profane thoughts, distracting thoughts, materialistic thoughts
- Synonyms: 속념(俗念) (songnyeom), 잡념(雜念) (jamnyeom)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language, Q&A section