체용
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰe̞joŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [체용]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | cheyong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheyong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'eyong |
| Yale Romanization? | cheyyong |
- Homophone: 채용 (chaeyong)
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 體用, from 體 (“body; essence”) + 用 (“application, use”).
Noun
체용 • (cheyong) (hanja 體用)
- (East Asian philosophy) Substance and Function: the underlying invariable essence of the cosmos, and its variable functions that form observable reality
Related terms
- 체언 (體言, cheeon, “nouns and similar words with limited inflection (grammar)”)
- 용언 (用言, yong'eon, “verbs and similar words with significant inflection (grammar)”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 體容, from 體 (“body”) + 容 (“appearance”).
Noun
체용 • (cheyong) (hanja 體容)
- (archaic) appearance of one's body
- 1961, “1 Kings 1:6”, in 개역한글성경 [The Bible, Korean Revised Version]:
- 체용이 심히 준수한 자라.
- Cheyong'i simhi junsuhan jara.
- He was a man whose appearance was most handsome.
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