귀양

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 귀향 (歸鄕, gwihyang, “return to the countryside”). Originally referred to a specific form of exile in which a disgraced minister was stripped of his office and sent back to his hometown, but expanded to mean all forms of exile as punishment in dynastic East Asia.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɥija̠ŋ] ~ [kyja̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [귀양]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwiyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwiyang
McCune–Reischauer?kwiyang
Yale Romanization?kwiyang

Noun

귀양 • (gwiyang)

  1. (historical) exile; banishment (as judicial punishment in dynastic East Asia)

Synonyms

  • 유배 (流配, yubae) (exile generally)

Derived terms

  • 귀양가다 (gwiyanggada)
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