역정

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [역쩡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yeokjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeogjeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏkchŏng
Yale Romanization^?	yekceng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 逆情, from 逆 (“to go against”) + 情 (“feeling, emotion”).

Noun

역정 • (yeokjeong) (hanja 逆情)

anger, rage
Synonyms: 성 (seong), 분노(憤怒) (bunno), 화(火) (hwa)

역정을 내다 ― yeokjeong-eul naeda ― to be angry
- 1997, Han Kang, “내 여자의 열매 [nae yeojaui yeolmae, The Fruit of My Woman]”, in Changjak-gwa bipyeong, volume 25, number 1, page 188:
  결혼 전 부터 아내 는 내 가 역정을 내며 소리침 과 동시 에 입술 을 무는 버릇 이 있었다.
  Gyeolhon jeon-buteo anae-neun nae-ga yeokjeong-eul naemyeo sorichim-gwa dongsi-e ipsur-eul muneun beoreus-i isseotda.
  Since before our marriage, my wife had the habit of biting on her lips the moment I shouted with anger.

Derived terms

역정(逆情)스럽다 (yeokjeongseureopda)
역정(逆情)풀이 (yeokjeongpuri)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 歷程 (“course; process”).

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	역정(歷程) (yeokjeong)
North Korean Standard Language	력정(歷程) (ryeokjeong)

역정 • (yeokjeong) (hanja 歷程)

(chiefly figurative) course; journey
현대사 의 고단한 역정 ― hyeondaesa-ui godan-han yeokjeong ― arduous course of contemporary history

우리 인생역정 ― uri insaeng-yeokjeong ― the course of our lives

우리 가 걸어 온 역정 ― uri-ga georeo-on yeokjeong ― our journey up to now