기생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 妓生

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[ˈkiːsʰe̞ŋ]
Phonetic Hangul[기:생]

Revised Romanization^?	gisaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gisaeng
McCune–Reischauer^?	kisaeng
Yale Romanization^?	kīsayng

Noun

기생 • (gisaeng) (hanja 妓生)

courtesan, kisaeng

See also

Japanese: 芸 (げい)者 (じゃ) (geija, “geisha”)

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