공창가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 공창(公娼) (gongchang, “registered prostitute”) + 街 (“street”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ŋɡa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [공창가]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongchangga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongchangga
McCune–Reischauer?kongch'angga
Yale Romanization?kongchangka

Noun

공창가 • (gongchangga) (hanja 公娼街)

  1. a red-light district
    공창가에서 마주친 아버지와 아들은 얼굴이 벌게져서는 서로 못 본 척하고 냅다 도망쳤다.
    Gongchangga-eseo majuchin abeojiwa adeur-eun eolgur-i beolgejeoseo-neun seoro mot bon cheokhago naepda domangcheotda.
    The father and son, who ran into each other at the red-light district, were both embarrassed, so, pretending not to see one another, they fled.
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