공황

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 恐慌.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋβwa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)황]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gonghwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gonghwang
McCune–Reischauer?	konghwang
Yale Romanization?	kōnghwang

Noun

공황 • (gonghwang) (hanja 恐慌)

1. panic; state of panic

   그 박사생은 공황장애로 인해 고국으로 돌아갔다.

   Geu baksasaeng-eun gonghwangjang'ae-ro inhae gogug-euro doragatda.

   That PhD student returned to her home country because of a panic disorder.

2. (economics) panic

Derived terms

• 경제공황(經濟恐慌) (gyeongjegonghwang)
• 대공황(大恐慌) (daegonghwang)