적신호

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 赤信號, from 赤 (“red”) + 信號 (“signal”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹kɕ͈inβo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [적씬호]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeoksinho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeogsinho
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏksinho
Yale Romanization?	cek.sin.ho

Noun

적신호 • (jeoksinho) (hanja 赤信號)

1. red light
2. (figurative) a sign indicating a dangerous situation

Synonyms

• 빨간불 (ppalganbul)

Related terms

• 청신호 (靑信號, cheongsinho)