어록

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 語錄 ( “speech; word” + (ljowk) “record”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌːɾok̚/
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Noun

어록 • (eorok)

  1. A book or record in which disciples collected the teachings, doctrines, or sayings of a Confucian scholar or a Buddhist monk.
    주자 어록을 읽다. — “to read Zhu Xi’s analects”
  2. A collection of short sayings or quotations, especially of a famous person.
    처칠 어록 — “quotations from Winston Churchill”