공창

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongchang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongchang
McCune–Reischauer?kongch'ang
Yale Romanization?kongchang

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 工廠 (“factory, plant”). Cognate with Japanese 工廠(こうしょう) (kōshō, “arsenal”).

    Noun

    공창 • (gongchang) (hanja 工廠)

    1. workyard, factory yard, shipyard

    Etymology 2

    From Japanese 公娼(こうしょう) (kōshō, “registered prostitute”).

    Noun

    공창 • (gongchang)

    1. registered prostitute
    See also
    • (North Korea): 공창(公唱) (gongchang)
    • 공창가(公娼街) (gongchangga, “a red-light district”)

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 空 (“empty, hollow, void”) + 唱 (“sing, call out, advocate”).

      Noun

      공창 • (gongchang) (hanja 空唱)

      1. (folklore) a whistling sound made by the ghost of a dead child

      Etymology 4

        Sino-Korean word from 工匠, from 工 (“work”) + 匠 (“craftsman”). Cognate with Japanese 工匠(こうしょう) (kōshō, “craftsman”).

        Noun

        공창 • (gongchang) (hanja 工匠)

        1. craftsman, craftswoman, craftsperson
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