부산

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?busan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?busan
McCune–Reischauer?pusan
Yale Romanization?pusan

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 釜山, from (phonogramic character) + (mountain). In the fifteenth century, the place name was written 부산 (富山, Busan), with a different character to represent the presumably native element bu-, of unclear meaning.

    Proper noun

    부산 • (Busan) (hanja 釜山)

    1. Busan (a city in South Korea)
      부산광역시
      Busan-gwang'yeoksi
      Busan Metropolitan City

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    부산 • (busan)

    1. din; ruckus; commotion
      Synonym: 야단(惹端) (yadan)
      아이 부산 떨고 있었다.
      Ai-deur-eun busan-eul tteolgo isseotda.
      The children were making a ruckus.
    Derived terms
    • 부산 통 (busan tong)
    • 부산하다 (busanhada)