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 prescribed 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) [1]
        금수강산으로 풍년이 왔네
        geumsugangsan-euro pungnyeon-i wanne
        A year of good harvest has come to Korea
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