공안

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 公安, from 公 (“public”) + 安 (“safety”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [공안]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gong'an
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gong'an
McCune–Reischauer?	kongan
Yale Romanization?	kongan

Noun

공안 • (gong'an) (hanja 公安)

1. the police in certain countries or historical contexts, today most commonly the police forces of the People's Republic of China or of Vietnam

   Synonym: 경찰(警察) (outside China)

   중국 공안에게 마약 밀매 혐의로 체포되었다.

   jungguk gong'an-ege mayak milmae hyeomui-ro chepodoeeotda.

   He was arrested by the Chinese police for drug smuggling charges.

2. public safety

   Synonym: 치안(治安) (more common)

Proper noun

공안 • (Gong'an) (hanja 公安)

1. Gong'an (a county of Jingzhou, Hubei, China)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 公案.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [공안]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gong'an
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gong'an
McCune–Reischauer?	kongan
Yale Romanization?	kongan

Noun

공안 • (gong'an) (hanja 公案)

1. (Buddhism) Synonym of 화두(話頭) (“koan”).