표현

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 表現, from (surface) + (appearing).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pyohyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyohyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?p'yohyŏn
    Yale Romanization?phyohyen

    Noun

    표현 • (pyohyeon) (hanja 表現)

    1. expression (through words or actions)
      그는 지나치게 공격적인 표현을 썼다.
      Geu-neun jinachige gonggyeokjeog-in pyohyeon-eul sseotda.
      He used overly aggressive language.
      표현은 다르나 내용은 같다.
      Pyohyeon-eun dareu-na naeyon-g'eun gatda.
      The expressions are different, but the content is the same.

    Derived terms