권위

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 權威 (“power and prestige; authority”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwʌ̹nɥi] ~ [kwʌ̹ny]
    • Phonetic hangul: [궈뉘]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwonwi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwon'wi
    McCune–Reischauer?kwŏnwi
    Yale Romanization?kwen.wi

    Noun

    권위 • (gwonwi) (hanja 權威)

    1. power and prestige; authority
      그 소위, 높이 평가된다는 권위 기관이 그에게, 그가 그곳에 들어갈 수 없다고 말했다.
      Geu sowi, nopi pyeonggadoendaneun gwonwi gigwani geuege, geuga geugose deureogal su eopdago malhaetda.
      That esteemed establishment told him that he wasn't allowed to enter it.
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