청신호

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 靑信號, from 靑 (“blue”) + 信號 (“signal”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɕʰinβo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [청신호]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheongsinho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongsinho
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏngsinho
Yale Romanization?	chengsin.ho

Noun

청신호 • (cheongsinho) (hanja 靑信號)

1. green light
2. (figurative) a sign that things are going smoothly

Synonyms

• 초록불 (chorokbul)
• 파란불 (paranbul)

Related terms

• 적신호 (赤信號, jeoksinho)