진상
Meanings
Noun
1. the real facts, the true facts
2. an object of poor quality (slang)
3. a distasteful, rude, or unseemly person, thing, or situation (slang)
4. a gift for a king or high official (historical, original meaning)
5. a type of in-kind tax in dynastic Korea, consisting chiefly of foodstuffs for the royal court (historical)
6. leading (electronics, chiefly compounded)
7. true appearance, exact appearance
8. profane thoughts, distracting thoughts, materialistic thoughts (Buddhism)
Pronunciation
jinsang
Examples5
음식이 맛이 없다면서 돈 못 내겠다는 진상 손님
a rude customer who refuses to pay because he says the food tastes bad
조선시대 화공들은 인물의 진상만을 그리도록 교육 받았다.
The painters of the Joseon dynasty were trained to paint only the true appearance of the personages.
사건의 진상을 규명하다
to ascertain the truth of the event
깔끔해서 나쁠 건 없다고 생각한다. 인물이 잘생기지 못한 사람이 더럽기까지 하면 진짜 진상이다.
I don't think anything is wrong with being neatly dressed. If a person who doesn't look handsome is dirty to boot, that's really unseemly.
진상회로
leading circuit