극기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 克己, from 克 (“restrain”) + 己 (“self”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geukgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geuggi
McCune–Reischauer?kŭkki
Yale Romanization?kuk.ki

Noun

극기 • (geukgi) (hanja 克己)

  1. self-control; self-restraint
    평생 극기로 살겠다던 걔도 결국 돌아버렸더라.
    pyeongsaeng geukgiro salgetdadeon gyae-do gyeolguk dorabeoryeotdeora.
    Even that guy, who said he would live by self-abnegation his entire life, went crazy in the end.

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