무용
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 舞踊, from 舞 (舞, “dancing”) + 踊 (踊, “leaping”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)joŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)용]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | muyong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | muyong |
McCune–Reischauer? | muyong |
Yale Romanization? | mū.yong |
Noun
무용 • (muyong) (hanja 舞踊)
- dance (especially as an artistic performance)
Derived terms
- 무용(舞踊)하다 (muyonghada)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 武勇.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)joŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)용]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | muyong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | muyong |
McCune–Reischauer? | muyong |
Yale Romanization? | mū.yong |
Noun
무용 • (muyong) (hanja 武勇)
- valour
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 無用.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mujoŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [무용]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | muyong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | muyong |
McCune–Reischauer? | muyong |
Yale Romanization? | mu.yong |
Noun
무용 • (muyong) (hanja 無用)
- (formal, uncommon except in conjunction with 유용(有用) (yuyong)) being useless; uselessness
- Antonym: 유용(有用) (yuyong)
- 유용과 무용 ― yuyong-gwa muyong ― usefulness and uselessness
Derived terms
- 무용(無用)하다 (muyonghada)