금수강산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 錦繡江山.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geumsugangsan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geumsugangsan
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭmsugangsan
Yale Romanization?	kūmswukangsan

Noun

금수강산 • (geumsugangsan) (hanja 錦繡江山)

1. land of charm and beauty; beautiful land (usually referring to Korea)
   • 풍년가(豊年歌) [1]

     금수강산으로 풍년이 왔네

     geumsugangsan-euro pungnyeon-i wanne

     A year of good harvest has come to Korea