청신호

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 靑信號, from 靑 (“blue”) + 信號 (“signal”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɕʰinβo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [청신호]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?cheongsinho
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheongsinho
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏngsinho
    Yale Romanization?chengsin.ho

    Noun

    청신호 • (cheongsinho) (hanja 靑信號)

    1. green light (traffic light)
    2. (figurative) a signal that things are going smoothly

    Synonyms

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