태양상

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 太陽 (“sun”) + 像 (“portrait”). The "sun" originally referred to Kim Il Sung; his given name 일성 (日成, ilseong) literally means “becoming the Sun”.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰɛ(ː)ja̠ŋsʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈtʰe̞(ː)ja̠ŋsʰa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [태(ː)양상/테(ː)양상]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Taeyangsang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Taeyangsang
    McCune–Reischauer?T'aeyangsang
    Yale Romanization?thāyyangsang

    Noun

    태양상 • (taeyangsang) (hanja 太陽像)

    1. (North Korea) the smiling portraits of the Supreme Leaders (Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) of North Korea
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