기미상궁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 氣味 (“smell and taste”) + 尙宮 (“court woman”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kimisʰa̠ŋɡuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [기미상궁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gimisanggung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gimisanggung
McCune–Reischauer?	kimisanggung
Yale Romanization?	kimisangkwung

Noun

기미상궁 • (gimisanggung) (hanja 氣味尙宮)

1. (historical) a royal court woman responsible for first tasting the food to be given to the king, as to avoid poisoning
2. (figurative) someone who tries the food first