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)

    1. stroke of fortune; unexpected luck; lucky fluke
      요행을 바라다 ― yohaen-g'eul barada ― to rely on chance; to hope for a fluke
      시험을 잘 본 것은 요행일 뿐이다.
      Siheom-eul jal bon geos-eun yohaen-g'il ppun-ida.
      It is merely a fluke that he did well on the test.
    2. 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)
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