"파란불" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [pʰa̠ɾa̠nbuɭ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: paranbul [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “blue light”. From 파란 (paran, “blue”, present determiner of 파랗다 (parata)) + 불 (bul, “light”). Etymology templates: {{m-g|blue light}} “blue light”, {{lit|blue light}} Literally, “blue light”, {{com|ko|파란|불|pos1=present determiner of <i class="Kore mention" lang="ko">파랗다</i> (parata)|t1=blue|t2=light}} 파란 (paran, “blue”, present determiner of 파랗다 (parata)) + 불 (bul, “light”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 파란불 • (paranbul)
  1. (colloquial) green light (traffic light) Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-파란불-ko-noun-gJ1IsjCU Categories (other): Korean terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 56 44
  2. (figurative) A sign that things are going smoothly. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-파란불-ko-noun-irnkCBD~ Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 초록불 (chorokbul), 청신호(靑信號) (cheongsinho) Related terms: 신호등(信號燈) (sinhodeung), 빨간불 (ppalganbul), 노란불 (noranbul)
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      "args": {
        "1": "blue light"
      },
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      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blue light"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “blue light”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "t1": "blue",
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      },
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “blue light”. From 파란 (paran, “blue”, present determiner of 파랗다 (parata)) + 불 (bul, “light”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "paranbul",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "roman": "sinhodeung",
      "word": "신호등(信號燈)"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ppalganbul",
      "word": "빨간불"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "noranbul",
      "word": "노란불"
    }
  ],
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        "green light (traffic light)"
      ],
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        "(colloquial) green light (traffic light)"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sign that things are going smoothly."
      ],
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          "going"
        ],
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          "smoothly"
        ]
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        "(figurative) A sign that things are going smoothly."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[pʰa̠ɾa̠nbuɭ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "other": "[파란불]"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "chorokbul",
      "word": "초록불"
    },
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      "roman": "cheongsinho",
      "word": "청신호(靑信號)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "파란불"
}
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    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blue light"
      },
      "expansion": "“blue light”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blue light"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “blue light”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "파란",
        "3": "불",
        "pos1": "present determiner of <i class=\"Kore mention\" lang=\"ko\">파랗다</i> (parata)",
        "t1": "blue",
        "t2": "light"
      },
      "expansion": "파란 (paran, “blue”, present determiner of 파랗다 (parata)) + 불 (bul, “light”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “blue light”. From 파란 (paran, “blue”, present determiner of 파랗다 (parata)) + 불 (bul, “light”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "paranbul",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "파란불 • (paranbul)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "sinhodeung",
      "word": "신호등(信號燈)"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ppalganbul",
      "word": "빨간불"
    },
    {
      "roman": "noranbul",
      "word": "노란불"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "green light (traffic light)"
      ],
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        [
          "green light",
          "green light"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial) green light (traffic light)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A sign that things are going smoothly."
      ],
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        [
          "going",
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        ],
        [
          "smoothly",
          "smoothly"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figurative) A sign that things are going smoothly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pʰa̠ɾa̠nbuɭ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "파란불"
    },
    {
      "other": "[파란불]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "chorokbul",
      "word": "초록불"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cheongsinho",
      "word": "청신호(靑信號)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "파란불"
}

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