황천

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
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
    Synonyms: 저승 (jeoseung), 구천(九泉) (gucheon)
    그 사람은 십 년 전에 벌써 황천으로 갔소.
    Geu saram-eun sip nyeon jeon-e beolsseo hwangcheon-euro gatso.
    He/she (had already) passed away ten years ago.
Derived terms
  • 황천길 (hwangcheon'gil)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

황천 • (hwangcheon) (hanja 荒天)

  1. stormy weather
    해군이 발령한 황천 등급
    haegun-i ballyeong-han hwangcheon deunggeup
    the [warning] level of stormy weather issued by the Navy

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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