연기
Jeju
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jənɡi/
Noun
연기 (yeongi)
- contact, connection, liaison
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 演技, from 演 (演, “acting”) + 技 (技, “talent”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)기]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeon'gi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏn'gi |
Yale Romanization? | yēnki |
Noun
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연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 演技)
- (theater) acting
- 메소드 연기 ― mesodeu yeon'gi ― method acting
- 훌륭한 배우는 연기를 하고 있다는 것조차 잊어야 한다.
- hullyunghan bae'u-neun yeon'gi-reul hago itdaneun geotjocha ijeoya handa.
- A good actor must forget the very fact that they are acting.
Derived terms
- Verbalization: 연기(演技)하다 (yeon'gihada, “to act”)
- 발연기(演技) (baryeon'gi, “bad acting”)
- 명연기(名演技) (myeong'yeon'gi, “good acting”)
- 연기(演技)돌 (yeon'gidol, “actors from boy bands/girl groups”)
- 연기력(演技力) (yeon'giryeok, “acting talent”)
- 연기장(演技場) (yeon'gijang, “arena, theatre”)
- 연기파(演技派) (yeon'gipa, “actors who succeed because of acting talent”)
Related terms
- 연예(演藝) (yeonye, “public entertainment”)
- 연극(演劇) (yeon'geuk, “performance”)
- 배우(俳優) (bae'u, “actor”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 煙氣, from 煙 (煙, “smoke”) + 氣 (氣, “gas”). Displaced native 내 (nae) from Middle Korean ᄂᆡ〮 (Yale: nóy), probably because the latter came to develop a large number of homophones.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [연기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeon'gi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏn'gi |
Yale Romanization? | yenki |
Noun
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연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 煙氣)
- smoke
- 연기를 맡다/마시다 ― yeon'gi-reul matda/masida ― to inhale smoke
- 자욱한 연기가 마을을 뒤덮었다.
- jaukhan yeon'gi-ga ma'eur-eul dwideopeotda.
- A thick smoke has shrouded the town.
- 연기가 눈에 들어가서 맵다.
- yeon'gi-ga nun-e deureogaseo maepda.
- It hurts because there is smoke in my eyes.
Related terms
- 금연(禁煙) (geumyeon, “no smoking”)
- 흡연(吸煙) (heubyeon, “tobacco smoking”)
- 끽연(喫煙) (kkigyeon, “smoking”)
- 끽연실(喫煙室) (kkigyeonsil, “smoking room”)
- 끽연자(喫煙者) (kkigyeonja, “smoker, one who smokes”)
- 끽연(喫煙)하다 (kkigyeonhada, “to smoke”)
- 끽연차(喫煙車) (kkigyeoncha, “smoking car”)
- 끽연가(喫煙家) (kkigyeon'ga, “smoker”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 延期, from 延 (延, “prolong”) + 期 (期, “time”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [연기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeon'gi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏn'gi |
Yale Romanization? | yenki |
Noun
연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 延期)
- postponement
- 코로나19 사태로 인하여 졸업식 연기는 불가피하게 되었습니다.
- korona19 satae-ro inhayeo joreopsik yeon'gi-neun bulgapihage doeeotseumnida.
- Due to the COVID-19 crisis, postponement of the graduation ceremony has become inescapable.
- 일정을 연기하게 된 점 양해를 부탁드립니다.
- iljeong-eul yeon'giHage doen jeom yanghae-reul butakdeurimnida.
- We ask your pardon for the postponement of the events.
Derived terms
- 연기(延期)하다 (yeon'gihada, “to postpone”)
- 연기(延期)되다 (yeon'gidoeda, “to be postponed”)
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 緣起, from 緣 (緣, “dependent”) + 起 (起, “arising”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [연기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeon'gi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏn'gi |
Yale Romanization? | yenki |
Noun
연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 緣起)
- (Buddhism, philosophy) the doctrine of dependent origination, stating that all things are interconnected in causality
- 2009, 해주스님, “연기(緣起)의 법칙”, in Bulkwang Media:
- 석존 출가의 과제였던 중생고(衆生苦) 생사고(生死苦)가 연기에 의한 것 […]
- Seokjon chulga-ui gwaje-yeotdeon jungsaenggo saengsagoga yeon'gi-e uihan geot […]
- […] that the question for which the Shakyamuni [Buddha] carried out his renunciation, the suffering of the sentient beings and the suffering of the living and the dying, is caused by dependent origination.
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- (southern Jeolla dialect) the ties between two people over the course of their lives
- Synonym: 인연(因緣) (inyeon, Standard Korean)
- (Buddhism) easy preaching that laymen can understand
- (Buddhism) a folktale about how a Buddhist temple was founded
Derived terms
- 연기(緣起)하다 (yeon'gihada, “to emerge by dependent origination”)
Etymology 5
Sino-Korean word from 年 (年, “year”) + 記 (記, “record”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [연기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeon'gi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏn'gi |
Yale Romanization? | yenki |
Noun
South Korean Standard Language | 연기(年記) (yeon'gi) |
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North Korean Standard Language | 년기(年記) (nyeon'gi) |
연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 年記)
- the date of composition or creation, as recorded on an artistic work
- 이 조각상은 1528년이라는 연기가 새겨져 있다.
- i jogaksang-eun 1528nyeon-iraneun yeon'gi-ga saegyeojeo itda.
- This sculpture has the creation date of 1528 carved into it.
- 2010s, “신윤복”, in 한식문화사전:
- 한결 같이 연기(年記)를 밝히고 있지 않아 그의 화풍의 변천과정을 파악하기는 어렵다.
- han'gyeol gachi yeon'gi-reul balkigo itji ana geu-ui hwapung-ui byeoncheon'gwajeong-eul paakhagi-neun eoryeopda.
- As he consistently did not mark the dates of his works, it is difficult to grasp the process by which his painting style developed.
- (archaic) age
- Synonyms: 나이 (nai), 연세 (yeonse, honorific)
- (rare, formal, historical) annals (an historical record of the year's events)
- Synonym: 연대기(年代記) (yeondaegi)
Etymology 6
Sino-Korean word from 年 (年, “year”) + 期 (期, “period”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [연기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeon'gi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏn'gi |
Yale Romanization? | yenki |
Noun
South Korean Standard Language | 연기(年期) (yeon'gi) |
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North Korean Standard Language | 년기(年期) (nyeon'gi) |
연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 年期)
- (formal) a certain number of years
- (Can we date this quote?) “Translation of the United States Constitution”, in Research Institute of the Constitutional Court of Korea:
- 각 주의 인구수는 연기(年期) 계약 노무자를 포함한 자유인의 총수에, 과세되지 아니하는 인디언을 제외하고 […]
- gak ju-ui in'gusu-neun yeon'gi gyeyak nomuja-reul pohamhan jayuin-ui chongsue, gwasedoeji anihaneun Indieon-eul je'oehago […]
- their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed […]
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Etymology 7
Sino-Korean word from 連 (連, “connect”) + 棋 (棋, “game of Go”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [연기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeon'gi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏn'gi |
Yale Romanization? | yenki |
Noun
South Korean Standard Language | 연기(連棋) (yeon'gi) |
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North Korean Standard Language | 련기(連棋) (ryeon'gi) |
연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 連棋)
- (game of go) a multiplayer game of Go, with teams playing each side; team members take turns and are not allowed to consult each other
- Hypernym: 바둑 (baduk, “game of Go”)
- 2016, “연세대, 서울대 꺾고 대학바둑 정상 복귀 [Yonsei University defeats Seoul, returns to top place in university Go]”, in Chosun Ilbo:
- 3대3 연기(連棋)로 열린 2국서도 […]
- sam-dae-sam yeon'gi-ro yeollin i-guk-seo-do […]
- even in the second round, a multiplayer game pitting three against three […]
See also
- 상담기(相談棋) (sangdamgi, “multiplayer game of Go that allows advice from team members”)
Etymology 8
Sino-Korean word from 連 (連, “connect”) + 記 (記, “record”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [연기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeon'gi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏn'gi |
Yale Romanization? | yenki |
Noun
South Korean Standard Language | 연기(連記) (yeon'gi) |
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North Korean Standard Language | 련기(連記) (ryeon'gi) |
연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 連記)
- (formal) Synonym of 병기(倂記) (byeonggi, “writing side by side”)
Etymology 9
Sino-Korean word from 燕 (燕, “swallow”) + 岐 (岐, “path”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)기]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | yeon'gi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏn'gi |
Yale Romanization? | yēnki |
Proper noun
연기 • (Yeon'gi) (hanja 燕岐)
- (~군(郡)) A former county of South Korea, annexed into Sejong City in 2012.
- (~면(面)) A township of Sejong City.
Further reading
연기 on the Korean Wikipedia.Wikipedia ko