금수강산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 錦繡江山.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)msʰuɡa̠ŋsʰa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [금(ː)수강산]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumsugangsan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geumsugangsan
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmsugangsan
Yale Romanization?kūmswukangsan

Noun

금수강산 • (geumsugangsan) (hanja 錦繡江山)

  1. land of charm and beauty; beautiful land (usually referring to Korea)
    • 풍년가(豊年歌)
      금수강산으로 풍년이 왔네
      geumsugangsan-euro pungnyeon-i wanne
      A year of good harvest has come to Korea
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