이상 무
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 異状無し (ijō nashi, “no abnormalities, nothing abnormal”). Equivalent to 이상(異狀) (isang, “abnormality”) + 무(無) (mu, “nonexistence”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰa̠ŋ mu]
- Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)상 무]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | isang mu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | isang mu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | isang mu |
| Yale Romanization? | īsang mu |
Phrase
[edit]이상 무 • (isang mu) (hanja 異狀 無)
- (especially military) no abnormalities, all clear, everything is going well and normally