공격

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 攻擊, from (striking) + (hitting)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋɡjʌ̹k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gonggyeok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonggyeog
    McCune–Reischauer?konggyŏk
    Yale Romanization?kōngkyek

    Noun

    공격 • (gonggyeok) (hanja 攻擊)

    1. attack
      • 2010, “공격전이다 [gonggyeokjeonida]”, 윤두근 [yundugeun] (lyrics), 안정호 [anjeongho] (music):
        백두산 번개처럼 공격! / 정일봉 우뢰처럼 공격! / 공격 공격 공격이다
        Baekdusan beon'gae-cheoreom gonggyeok! / Jeong'ilbong uroe-cheoreom gonggyeok! / Gonggyeok gonggyeok gonggyeokjeon-ida!
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    2. (law) charge; accusation

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Japanese: コンギョ
    • Chinese: (semantic loan) 空優空优 (kōngyōu)