육덕

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yukdeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yugdeog
McCune–Reischauer?yuktŏk
Yale Romanization?yuktek

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 肉德, from 肉 (“flesh”) + 德 (“virtue”).

    Noun

    육덕 • (yukdeok) (hanja 肉德)

    1. plumpness, chubbiness (in a positive way)
      Synonym: 통통함 (tongtongham)
      육덕지다 ― yukdeokjida ― to be chubby
      육덕이 좋다 ― yukdeog-i jota ― to be nicely chubby
    See also

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 六德, from 六 (“six”) + 德 (“virtue”).

      Noun

      South Korean
      Standard Language             		육덕(六德) (yukdeok)
      North Korean
      Standard Language             		륙덕(六德) (ryukdeok)

      육덕 • (yukdeok) (hanja 六德)

      1. (historical, philosophy) the six human virtues of the Zhou dynasty, later recognized throughout East Asia: 지 (知, ji, “knowledge”), 인 (仁, in, “benevolence”), 성 (聖, seong, “sagacity”), 의 (義, ui, “righteousness”), 충 (忠, chung, “loyalty”), and 화 (和, hwa, “harmony”)
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