부산

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?busan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?busan
McCune–Reischauer?pusan
Yale Romanization?pusan

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 釜山, from 釜 (“phonogramic character”) + 山 (“mountain”). In the fifteenth century, the place name was written 부산 (富山, Busan), with a different character to represent the presumably native element bu-, of unclear meaning.

Proper noun

부산 • (Busan) (hanja 釜山)

  1. Busan (a city in South Korea)
    부산광역시 ― busan-'gwang'yeoksi ― Busan Metropolitan City

Noun

부산 • (busan)

  1. din; ruckus; commotion
    Synonym: 야단(惹端) (yadan)
    아이들은 부산을 떨고 있었다.
    Ai-deur-eun busan-eul tteolgo isseotda.
    The children were making a ruckus.
Derived terms
  • 부산 통 (busan tong)
  • 부산하다 (busanhada)
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