위기

Early Modern Korean

Pronunciation

(mid-1700s) IPA^(key): /uj.ki/, [uj.ɡi]

Noun

위기 (wuyki) (hanja 危機)

(hidden) danger
- 1812, “Song 178”, in 청구영언 장서각본/靑丘永言藏書閣本 [Jangseogak edition of the Cheonggu yeong'eon]:
  功(공)明(명)을 즐겨 마라 榮(영)辱(욕)이 半(반)이로다
  富(부)貴(귀)를 貪(탐)치 마라 危(위)機(기)를 ᄇᆞᆲᄂᆞ니라
  KWONG.MYENG-ul culkye mala YENG.YOK-i PAN-ilwota
  PWU.KWUY-lul THAM-chi mala WUY.KI-lul polpnonila
  Do not find pleasure in fame, for glory and infamy are each half [of life],
  Do not seek out wealth, for you shall step on a hidden snare.

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 危機 (“crisis”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɥiɡi] ~ [yɡi]
Phonetic hangul: [위기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	wigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	wigi
McCune–Reischauer^?	wigi
Yale Romanization^?	wiki

Noun

위기 • (wigi) (hanja 危機)

crisis; impending danger
위기 극복 ― wigi geukbok ― overcoming crisis

저출산 위기 ― jeochulsan wigi ― low fertility crisis

난민 들 은 아사 의 위기에 처해 있다.
Nanmin-deur-eun asa-ui wigi-e cheohae itda.
The refugees are in danger of starving to death.