부산

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pusʰa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [부산]

Sino-Korean word from 釜山, from 釜 (“phonogramic character”) + 山 (“mountain”). In the fifteenth century, the place name was written (富山, Busan), with a different character to represent the presumably native element bu-, of unclear meaning.

부산 • (Busan) (hanja 釜山)

1. Busan (a city in South Korea)

   부산광역시 ― busan-'gwang'yeoksi ― Busan Metropolitan City

부산 • (busan)

1. din; ruckus; commotion

   Synonym: 야단(惹端) (yadan)

   아이들은 부산을 떨고 있었다.

   Ai-deur-eun busan-eul tteolgo isseotda.

   The children were making a ruckus.