청산

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋsʰa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [청산]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheongsan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongsan
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏngsan
Yale Romanization?	chengsan

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 淸 (“settle”) + 算 (“give up”).

Noun

청산 • (cheongsan) (hanja 淸算)

1. settlement (the act of settling)

   빚 청산 ― bit cheongsan ― debt settlement

2. clearing away, disposing of

   봉건 잔재의 청산 ― bonggeon janjae-ui cheongsan ― getting rid of the remnants of the feudal system

3. (economics, law) liquidation (when a corporation, such as a company or association, goes bankrupt or is disbanded, suspending its activities and reorganizing its property ownerships)

Derived terms

• 청산(淸算)되다 (cheongsandoeda, “to be paid off, liquidated”)
• 청산(淸算)하다 (cheongsanhada, “to pay off, liquidate”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 靑 (“green, blue”) + 山 (“mountain”).

Noun

청산 • (cheongsan) (hanja 靑山)

1. green mountains

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 靑 (“green”) + 酸 (“acid”).

Noun

청산 • (cheongsan) (hanja 靑酸)

1. (chemistry) hydrogen cyanide

   Synonyms: 시안화수소(化水素) (sianhwasuso), 청화수소(靑化水素) (cheonghwasuso)