박명

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bangmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bagmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?pangmyŏng
Yale Romanization?pakmyeng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 薄明 (“twilight, dusk, faint light”).

Noun

박명 • (bangmyeong) (hanja 薄明)

  1. twilight, dusk; faint light (at the break or end of day)
    Hypernym: 황혼(黃昏) (hwanghon, “dusk”)
Derived terms
  • 상용박명(常用薄明) (sang'yongbangmyeong, “civil twilight”)
  • 천문박명(天文薄明) (cheonmunbangmyeong, “astronomical twilight”)
  • 항해박명(航海薄明) (hanghaebangmyeong, “nautical twilight”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 薄命 (“born unlucky, ill-fated”).

Noun

박명 • (bangmyeong) (hanja 薄命)

  1. being ill-fated (especially, dying early)
Derived terms
verbs
  • 박명(薄命)하다 (bangmyeonghada, “to be ill-fated”)
nouns
  • 가인박명(佳人薄命) (gainbangmyeong, “beautiful women die early”)
  • 홍안박명(紅顔薄命) (hong'anbangmyeong, “beautiful women die early”)
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