용기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 容器, from 容 (“putting in”) + 器 (“dish”)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yonggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yonggi
McCune–Reischauer?yonggi
Yale Romanization?yongki

Noun

용기 • (yonggi) (hanja 容器)

  1. container

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 勇氣, from 勇 (“brave”) + 氣 (“strength”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjo(ː)ŋɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [용(ː)기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yonggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yonggi
McCune–Reischauer?yonggi
Yale Romanization?yōngki

Noun

용기 • (yonggi) (hanja 勇氣)

  1. fearlessness; courage
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