청산
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋsʰa̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [청산]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | cheongsan |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheongsan |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏngsan |
Yale Romanization? | chengsan |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 淸 (淸, “settle”) + 算 (算, “give up”).
Noun
청산 • (cheongsan) (hanja 淸算)
- settlement (the act of settling)
- 빚 청산 ― bit cheongsan ― debt settlement
- clearing away, disposing of
- 봉건 잔재의 청산 ― bonggeon janjae-ui cheongsan ― getting rid of the remnants of the feudal system
- (economics, law) liquidation (when a corporation, such as a company or association, goes bankrupt or is disbanded, suspending its activities and reorganizing its property ownerships)
Derived terms
- 청산(淸算)되다 (cheongsandoeda, “to be paid off, liquidated”)
- 청산(淸算)하다 (cheongsanhada, “to pay off, liquidate”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 靑 (靑, “green, blue”) + 山 (山, “mountain”).
Noun
청산 • (cheongsan) (hanja 靑山)
- green mountains
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 靑 (靑, “green”) + 酸 (酸, “acid”).
Noun
청산 • (cheongsan) (hanja 靑酸)
- (chemistry) hydrogen cyanide
- Synonyms: 시안화수소(化水素) (sianhwasuso), 청화수소(靑化水素) (cheonghwasuso)