명당

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 明 (“bright”) + 堂 (“room for a specific purpose”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋda̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [명당]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongdang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongdang
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngdang
Yale Romanization?	myengtang

Noun

명당 • (myeongdang) (hanja 明堂)

1. perfect place, propitious location (for building a house)
2. an auspicious site for a grave, believed to bring luck to one's offspring or descendants according to Korean geomancy
3. synonym of 정전 ("main hall")