파란불

Korean

Etymology

Literally, “blue light”. From 파란 (paran, “blue”, present determiner of 파랗다 (parata)) +‎ 불 (bul, “light”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?paranbul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?palanbul
McCune–Reischauer?p'aranbul
Yale Romanization?phalanpul

Noun

파란불 • (paranbul)

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

Synonyms

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