개장

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 開場, from 開 (“opening”) + 場 (“grounds”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛd͡ʑa̠ŋ] ~ [ke̞d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [개장/게장]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gaejang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaejang
    McCune–Reischauer?kaejang
    Yale Romanization?kaycang

    Noun

    개장 • (gaejang) (hanja 開場)

    1. opening of a location, session, etc.
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    From 개 (gae, “dog”) + 장 (醬, jang, “sauce”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)장/게(ː)장]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gaejang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaejang
    McCune–Reischauer?kaejang
    Yale Romanization?kāycang

    Noun

    개장 • (gaejang) (hanja 개醬)

    1. (Yanbian, Russia) Bosintang, a traditional dog-meat soup.
      Synonym: 개장국 (gaejangguk)
    Derived terms
    See also
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