아방궁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 阿房宮, from 阿房 (Efang) + (palace).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?abanggung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?abanggung
McCune–Reischauer?abanggung
Yale Romanization?apangkwung

Proper noun

아방궁 • (Abanggung) (hanja 阿房宮)

  1. (historical) Epang Palace (palace complex of Qin Shihuang, first emperor of China)

Noun

아방궁 • (abanggung) (hanja 阿房宮)

  1. (figuratively) wastefully extravagant mansion , especially one built using public money
    야당 대통령 아방궁 짓는다 맹비난했다.
    Yadang-eun daetongnyeong-i abanggung-eul jinneunda-go maengbinan-haetda.
    The opposition condemned the president for building an extravagant mansion.
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