태양상

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 太陽 (“sun”) + 像 (“portrait”). The "sun" originally referred to Kim Il-sung; his given name 일성 (日成, ilseong) literally means “becoming the Sun”.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰɛ(ː)ja̠ŋsʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈtʰe̞(ː)ja̠ŋsʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [태(ː)양상/테(ː)양상]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Taeyangsang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Taeyangsang
McCune–Reischauer?	T'aeyangsang
Yale Romanization?	thāyyangsang

Noun

태양상 • (taeyangsang) (hanja 太陽像)

1. (North Korea) the smiling portraits of the Supreme Leaders (Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) of North Korea