경우

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 境遇, from 境 (“boundary”) + 遇 (“meeting (by chance)”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹ŋu]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [경우]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeong'u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeong'u
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngu
Yale Romanization?kyengwu

Noun

경우 • (gyeong'u) (hanja 境遇)

  1. conditions, circumstances
  2. case, event
    그럴 경우 세미나는 연기될 수 있는 것인지요?
    geureol gyeong'u seminaneun yeon'gidoel su inneun geosinjiyo?
    If that were to occur (In the case of it being so), could the seminar be postponed?
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