극기

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 克己, from 克 (“restrain”) + 己 (“self”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geukgi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geuggi
    McCune–Reischauer?kŭkki
    Yale Romanization?kuk.ki

    Noun

    극기 • (geukgi) (hanja 克己)

    1. self-control; self-restraint
      평생 극기로 살겠다던 걔도 결국 돌아버렸더라.
      Pyeongsaeng geukgiro salgetdadeon gyae-do gyeolguk dorabeoryeotdeora.
      Even that guy, who said he would live by self-abnegation his entire life, went crazy in the end.

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