산성

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 山城.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠nsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [산성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sanseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sanseong
McCune–Reischauer?	sansŏng
Yale Romanization?	sanseng

Noun

산성 • (sanseong) (hanja 山城)

1. a castle on top of a mountain; a mountain fortress

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 産聲.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sanseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sanseong
McCune–Reischauer?	sansŏng
Yale Romanization?	sānseng

Noun

산성 • (sanseong) (hanja 産聲)

1. the cry of a newborn baby

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 散聲.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sanseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sanseong
McCune–Reischauer?	sansŏng
Yale Romanization?	sānseng

Noun

산성 • (sanseong) (hanja 散聲)

1. the sound produced by an open string on a string instrument

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 酸性.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠nsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [산성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sanseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sanseong
McCune–Reischauer?	sansŏng
Yale Romanization?	sanseng

Noun

산성 • (sanseong) (hanja 酸性)

1. acidity