표현

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 表現, from 表 (“surface”) + 現 (“appearing”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰjoʝʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [표현]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyohyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyohyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yohyŏn
Yale Romanization?	phyohyen

Noun

표현 • (pyohyeon) (hanja 表現)

1. expression (through words or actions)

   그는 지나치게 공격적인 표현을 썼다.

   Geu-neun jinachige gonggyeokjeog-in pyohyeon-eul sseotda.

   He used overly aggressive language.

   표현은 다르나 내용은 같다.

   Pyohyeon-eun dareu-na naeyong-eun gatda.

   The expressions are different, but the content is the same.

Derived terms

• 표현하다 (pyohyeonhada)