황천

Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ɸwa̠ŋt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[황천]
Revised Romanization? hwangcheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hwangcheon
McCune–Reischauer? hwangch'ŏn
Yale Romanization? hwangchen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 黃泉 (“netherworld”)

Noun

황천 • (hwangcheon) (hanja 黃泉)

  1. netherworld, underworld, the other world

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 荒天 (“natural disaster; a remote place”)

Noun

황천 • (hwangcheon) (hanja 荒天)

  1. stormy weather

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 皇天 (“(honorific) sky, god”)

Noun

황천 • (hwangcheon) (hanja 皇天)

  1. High Heaven, Heaven on High, God's Heaven
  2. God, the Lord
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