요의
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 尿意, from 尿 (“urine”) + 意 (“intention”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [joɰi] ~ [joi]
- Phonetic hangul: [요의/요이]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | youi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | youi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yoŭi |
Yale Romanization? | youy |
Noun
South Korean Standard Language | 요의(尿意) (youi) |
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North Korean Standard Language | 뇨의(尿意) (nyoui) |
요의 • (youi) (hanja 尿意)
- desire to urinate
- 2007, Han Kang, 채식주의자 [The Vegetarian], 22nd edition, Paju, Republic of Korea: Changbi, published 2016, →ISBN, page 13:
- 회식에서 마신 소주 병 반 덕분에 요의와 갈증을 함께 느끼고 깨어난 참이었다.
- Hoesig-eseo masin soju byeong ban deokbun-e youi-wa galjeung-eul hamkke neukkigo kkaeeonan cham-ieotda.
- I had just woken up, having felt simultaneously thirst and a desire to urinate thanks to the half bottle of soju I had drunk at the company group dinner.
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Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 要義 (“essentials, key points”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [joɰi] ~ [joi]
- Phonetic hangul: [요의/요이]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | youi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | youi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yoŭi |
Yale Romanization? | youy |
Noun
요의 • (youi) (hanja 要義)
- (formal) essentials, key points
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 了 (“to complete”) + 義 (“righteousness”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjo(ː)ɰi] ~ [ˈjo(ː)i]
- Phonetic hangul: [요(ː)의/요(ː)이]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | youi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | youi |
McCune–Reischauer? | yoŭi |
Yale Romanization? | yōuy |
South Korean Standard Language | 요의(了義) (youi) |
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North Korean Standard Language | 료의(了義) (ryoui) |
Noun
요의 • (youi) (hanja 了義)
- (Buddhism) fully explicating the Buddhist truth