Where does “대륙의 기상” come from?

대륙의 기상 (Korean) comes from Korean 기상, from Middle Chinese 氣 — spirit; breath.

대륙의 기상 (Korean): an event of extraordinary nature or scale, both positive and negative, that could only have occurred in China

Definitions

  1. an event of extraordinary nature or scale, both positive and negative, that could only have occurred in China

Ancestry of “대륙의 기상”, step by step

대륙의 기상 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 기상

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean기상weather
2Middle Chinese氣spirit; breath

via Korean 대륙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대륙continent; Mainland China
Every word from Middle Chinese 氣 →Every word from Korean 기상 →