대륙의 기상

Korean

Etymology

대륙(大陸) (daeryuk, “continent”) + 의 (-ui, “-'s”, genitive marker) + 기상(氣像) (gisang, “spirit, vigor, energy”). "Continent" is often used by Koreans to refer to China.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɾjuɡɰi kisʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈtɛ(ː)ɾjuɡe̞ kisʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɾjuɡɰi kisʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɾjuɡe̞ kisʰa̠ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)류긔 기상/대(ː)류게 기상/데(ː)류긔 기상/데(ː)류게 기상]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	daeryugui gisang
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	daelyug'ui gisang
McCune–Reischauer^?	taeryugŭi kisang
Yale Romanization^?	tāylyuk.uy kisang

Noun

대륙 의 기상 • (daeryug-ui gisang) (hanja 大陸의 氣像)

(humorous, Internet slang) an event of extraordinary nature or scale, both positive and negative, that could only have occurred in China
- 2017, 이주용 [ijuyong], Today Korea‎^[1]:
  가짜 캔맥주 등장.. '역시 대륙의 기상'
  Gajja kaenmaekju deungjang.. yeoksi daeryugui gisang
  Counterfeit canned beer has appeared [in China]... the vigor of the continent strikes again!
- 2020, eomisae.co.kr‎^[2]:
  중국 거래처 에서 쓰라고 마스크 보내 줬어요 […] 이렇게 몇 박스 보내 줬어요... 이것 이 대륙의 기상인 가
  Jungguk georaecheo-eseo sseurago maseukeu bonaejwosseoyo [ … ] ireoke myeot bakseu bonaejwosseoyo... igeos-i daeryugui gisang-in'ga
  A Chinese business acquaintance sent me face masks for me to put on […] They sent entire boxes, like these […] Is this the vigor of the continent?