위독

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 危篤, from 危 (“danger”) + 篤 (“illness”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɥido̞k̚] ~ [ydo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [위독]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?widok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?widog
    McCune–Reischauer?widok
    Yale Romanization?witok

    Noun

    위독 • (widok) (hanja 危篤)

    1. (medicine) critical illness
      그 환자는 위독 상태에 있다.
      Geu hwanja-neun widok sangtae-e itda.
      The patient is in critical condition.

    Derived terms

    • 위독하다 (widokhada, “being in a critical condition”)
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