대륙의 기상

Korean

Etymology

대륙(大陸) (daeryuk, “continent”) + 의 (-ui, “-'s”, genitive marker) + 기상(氣像) (gisang, “spirit, vigor, energy”). "Continent" is often used by Koreans to refer to China.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɾjuɡɰi kisʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈtɛ(ː)ɾjuɡe̞ kisʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɾjuɡɰi kisʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɾjuɡe̞ kisʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)류긔 기상/대(ː)류게 기상/데(ː)류긔 기상/데(ː)류게 기상]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daeryugui gisang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daelyug'ui gisang
McCune–Reischauer?	taeryugŭi kisang
Yale Romanization?	tāylyuk.uy kisang

Noun

대륙의 기상 • (daeryug-ui gisang) (hanja 大陸의 氣像)

1. (humorous, Internet slang) an event of extraordinary nature or scale, both positive and negative, that could only have occurred in China
   • 2017, 이주용 [ijuyong], Today Korea‎^[1]:

     가짜 캔맥주 등장.. '역시 대륙의 기상'

     Gajja kaenmaekju deungjang.. yeoksi daeryugui gisang

     Counterfeit canned beer has appeared [in China]... the vigor of the continent strikes again!

   • 2020, eomisae.co.kr‎^[2]:

     중국 거래처에서 쓰라고 마스크 보내줬어요 […] 이렇게 몇 박스 보내줬어요... 이것이 대륙의 기상인가

     Jungguk georaecheo-eseo sseurago maseukeu bonaejwosseoyo [ … ] ireoke myeot bakseu bonaejwosseoyo... igeos-i daeryugui gisang-in'ga

     A Chinese business acquaintance sent me face masks for me to put on […] They sent entire boxes, like these […] Is this the vigor of the continent?