상반신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 上半身.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋba̠nɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [상(ː)반신]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sangbansin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sangbansin
McCune–Reischauer?sangbansin
Yale Romanization?sāngpansin

Noun

상반신 • (sangbansin) (hanja 上半身)

  1. the upper half of the body
    Antonym: 하반신(下半身) (habansin)
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