충동

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 衝動 (“to get excited, act on impulse”). See also Japanese 衝動(しょうどう) (shōdō, “impulse, impetus, urge”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chungdong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chungdong
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ungdong
    Yale Romanization?chwungtong

    Noun

    충동 • (chungdong) (hanja 衝動)

    1. impulse, compulsion, urge, drive, impulsion, feeling, instinct
      충동을 억누르다 ― chungdon-g'eul eongnureuda ― to stifle an impulse
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