요행
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 僥倖 (“by fluke; to try one's luck”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [joɦɛŋ] ~ [joɦe̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [요행/요헹]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yohaeng |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yohaeng |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yohaeng |
| Yale Romanization? | yohayng |
Noun
요행 • (yohaeng) (hanja 僥倖/徼幸)
- stroke of fortune; unexpected luck; lucky fluke
- 요행을 바라다 ― yohaeng-eul barada ― to rely on chance; to hope for a fluke
- 시험을 잘 본 것은 요행일 뿐이다.
- Siheom-eul jal bon geos-eun yohaeng-il ppun-ida.
- It is merely a fluke that he did well on the test.
- desire for fortune; hoping for luck
Derived terms
- 요행(僥倖)스럽다 (yohaengseureopda)
- 요행(僥倖)스레 (yohaengseure)
- 요행(僥倖)하다 (yohaenghada)
- 요행(僥倖)히 (yohaenghi)
- 요행수(僥倖數) (yohaengsu)