Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yeokgyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeoggyeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏkkyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | yek.kyeng |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 逆境
Noun
역경 • (yeokgyeong) (hanja 逆境)
- adversity; hardship
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 易經
Proper noun
역경 • (Yeokgyeong) (hanja 易經)
- (literature) I Ching
Coordinate terms
사서오경 (
四書五經,
Saseoogyeong, “Four Books and Five Classics”)
사서 (
四書,
Saseo, “Four Books”)
- 대학 (大學, Daehak, “Great Learning”)
- 중용 (中庸, Jung'yong, “Doctrine of the Mean”)
- 논어 (論語, Noneo, “Analects”)
- 맹자 (孟子, Maengja, “Mencius”)
오경 (
五經,
Ogyeong, “Five Classics”)
- 시경 (詩經, Sigyeong, “Classic of Poetry”)
- 서경 (書經, Seogyeong, “Book of Documents”)
- 예기 (禮記, Yegi, “Book of Rites”)
- (易經, Yeokgyeong, “I Ching”)
- 춘추 (春秋, Chunchu, “Spring and Autumn Annals”)