곤경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 困境.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)nɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [곤(ː)경]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gon'gyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongyeong
McCune–Reischauer?kon'gyŏng
Yale Romanization?kōnkyeng

Noun

곤경 • (gon'gyeong) (hanja 困境)

  1. trouble, difficulty
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