청산

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
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)

  1. settlement (the act of settling)
    빚 청산 ― bit cheongsan ― debt settlement
  2. clearing away, disposing of
    봉건 잔재의 청산 ― bonggeon janjae-ui cheongsan ― getting rid of the remnants of the feudal system
  3. (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)

  1. green mountains

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 靑 (靑, “green”) + 酸 (酸, “acid”).

Noun

청산 • (cheongsan) (hanja 靑酸)

  1. (chemistry) hydrogen cyanide
    Synonyms: 시안화수소(化水素) (sianhwasuso), 청화수소(靑化水素) (cheonghwasuso)
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