청신호

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 靑信號, from 靑 (“blue”) + 信號 (“signal”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɕʰinβo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [청신호]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheongsinho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheongsinho
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏngsinho
Yale Romanization?chengsin.ho

Noun

청신호 • (cheongsinho) (hanja 靑信號)

  1. green light (traffic light)
  2. (figurative) A sign that things are going smoothly.

Synonyms

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