고의

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 故意.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɰi] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)의/고(ː)이]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?goui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?goui
McCune–Reischauer?koŭi
Yale Romanization?kōuy

Noun

고의 • (goui) (hanja 故意)

  1. intention; purpose
    고의로 하다 ― gouiro hada ― to do something on purpose

Derived terms
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