진상

Sino-Korean word from 眞相, from 眞 (“true”) + 相 (“appearance”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕinsʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [진상]

진상 • (jinsang) (hanja 眞相)

1. the real facts, the true facts

   사건의 진상을 규명하다 ― sageon-ui jinsan-g'eul gyumyeonghada ― to ascertain the truth of the event

Sino-Korean word from 進 (“present”) + 上 (“above”). The strange semantic shift is supposedly related to the abuses associated with the tax,^[1] but no academic research appears to have been done.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nsʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)상]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

진상 • (jinsang) (hanja 進上)

1. (slang) an object of poor quality
2. (slang) a distasteful, rude, or unseemly person, thing, or situation

   Synonyms: 꼴불견 (kkolbulgyeon), 가관(可觀) (gagwan)

   음식이 맛이 없다면서 돈 못 내겠다는 진상 손님

   eumsig-i mas-i eopdamyeonseo don mot naegetdaneun jinsang sonnim

   a rude customer who refuses to pay because he says the food tastes bad

   • 2020, PoliNews‎^[1]:

     깔끔해서 나쁠 건 없다고 생각한다. 인물이 잘생기지 못한 사람이 더럽기까지 하면 진짜 진상이다.

     Kkalkkeumhaeseo nappeul geon eopdago saenggakhanda. Inmur-i jalsaenggiji mothan saram-i deoreopgi-kkaji hamyeon jinjja jinsang'ida.

     I don't think anything is wrong with being neatly dressed. If a person who doesn't look handsome is dirty to boot, that's really unseemly.

3. (historical, original meaning) a gift for a king or high official
4. (historical) a type of in-kind tax in dynastic Korea, consisting chiefly of foodstuffs for the royal court

Sino-Korean word from 進 (“advance”) + 相 (“appearance”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nsʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)상]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

진상 • (jinsang) (hanja 進相)

1. (electronics, chiefly compounded) leading

   Antonym: 지상(遲相) (jisang)

   진상회로 ― jinsanghoero ― leading circuit

Sino-Korean word from 眞 (“true”) + 像 (“appearance”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕinsʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [진상]

진상 • (jinsang) (hanja 眞像)

1. true appearance, exact appearance

   조선시대 화공들은 인물의 진상만을 그리도록 교육 받았다.

   Joseonsidae hwagon-gdeur-eun inmur-ui jinsan-gman-eul geuridorok gyoyuk badatda.

   The painters of the Joseon dynasty were trained to paint only the true appearance of the personages.

Sino-Korean word from 塵 (“dust”) + 想 (“thought”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕinsʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [진상]

진상 • (jinsang) (hanja 塵想)

1. (Buddhism) profane thoughts, distracting thoughts, materialistic thoughts

   Synonyms: 속념(俗念) (songnyeom), 잡념(雜念) (jamnyeom)