용기

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 容器, from 容 (“putting in”) + 器 (“dish”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yonggi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yonggi
    McCune–Reischauer?yonggi
    Yale Romanization?yongki

    Noun

    용기 • (yonggi) (hanja 容器)

    1. container

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 勇氣, from 勇 (“brave”) + 氣 (“strength”)

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjo(ː)ŋɡi]
      • Phonetic hangul: [용(ː)기]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?yonggi
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?yonggi
      McCune–Reischauer?yonggi
      Yale Romanization?yōngki

      Noun

      용기 • (yonggi) (hanja 勇氣)

      1. fearlessness; courage
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