"빨간불" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [p͈a̠ɭɡa̠nbuɭ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: ppalganbul [romanization]
Etymology: From 빨간 (ppalgan, “red”, present determiner of 빨갛다 (ppalgata)) + 불 (bul, “light”). Etymology templates: {{com|ko|빨간|불|pos1=present determiner of <i class="Kore mention" lang="ko">빨갛다</i> (ppalgata)|t1=red|t2=light}} 빨간 (ppalgan, “red”, present determiner of 빨갛다 (ppalgata)) + 불 (bul, “light”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 빨간불 • (ppalganbul)
  1. (colloquial) red light (warning light) Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-빨간불-ko-noun-X0Vv9Trt Categories (other): Korean terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 50 50
  2. (figurative) A sign that indicates a dangerous situation. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-빨간불-ko-noun-Ki6BeSCK Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 적신호(赤信號) (jeoksinho) Related terms: 신호등(信號燈) (sinhodeung), 노란불 (noranbul), 초록불 (chorokbul), 파란불 (paranbul)
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        "t1": "red",
        "t2": "light"
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      "word": "초록불"
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        "A sign that indicates a dangerous situation."
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        "(figurative) A sign that indicates a dangerous situation."
      ],
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      "hangeul": "빨간불"
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    }
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      "name": "com"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "roman": "noranbul",
      "word": "노란불"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chorokbul",
      "word": "초록불"
    },
    {
      "roman": "paranbul",
      "word": "파란불"
    }
  ],
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        "red light (warning light)"
      ],
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        "(colloquial) red light (warning light)"
      ],
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        "A sign that indicates a dangerous situation."
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        "(figurative) A sign that indicates a dangerous situation."
      ],
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    {
      "roman": "jeoksinho",
      "word": "적신호(赤信號)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "빨간불"
}

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