요의

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 尿意, from 尿 (urine) + (intention).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?youi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?youi
McCune–Reischauer?yoŭi
Yale Romanization?youy

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language
요의(尿意) (youi)
North Korean
Standard Language
뇨의(尿意) (nyoui)

요의 • (youi) (hanja 尿意)

  1. desire to urinate

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 要義 (essentials, key points).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?youi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?youi
McCune–Reischauer?yoŭi
Yale Romanization?youy

Noun

요의 • (youi) (hanja 要義)

  1. (formal) essentials, key points

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from (to complete) + (righteousness).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjo(ː)ɰi] ~ [ˈjo(ː)i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?youi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?youi
McCune–Reischauer?yoŭi
Yale Romanization?yōuy
South Korean
Standard Language
요의(了義) (youi)
North Korean
Standard Language
료의(了義) (ryoui)

Noun

요의 • (youi) (hanja 了義)

  1. (Buddhism) fully explicating the Buddhist truth
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