하극상

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 下剋上.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ɡɯks͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [하(ː)극쌍]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hageuksang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hageugsang
McCune–Reischauer?	hagŭksang
Yale Romanization?	hākuk.sang

Noun

하극상 • (hageuksang) (hanja 下剋上)

1. mutiny (revolt against a senior)

Derived terms

• 하극상하다 (下剋上—, hageuksanghada)