요행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 僥倖 (“by fluke; to try one's luck”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [joɦɛŋ] ~ [joɦe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [요행/요헹]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yohaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yohaeng
McCune–Reischauer?yohaeng
Yale Romanization?yohayng

Noun

요행 • (yohaeng) (hanja 僥倖/徼幸)

  1. stroke of fortune; unexpected luck; lucky fluke
    요행을 바라다 ― yohaeng-eul barada ― to rely on chance; to hope for a fluke
    시험을 잘 본 것은 요행일 뿐이다.
    Siheom-eul jal bon geos-eun yohaeng-il ppun-ida.
    It is merely a fluke that he did well on the test.
  2. desire for fortune; hoping for luck

Derived terms

  • 요행(僥倖)스럽다 (yohaengseureopda)
  • 요행(僥倖)스레 (yohaengseure)
  • 요행(僥倖)하다 (yohaenghada)
  • 요행(僥倖)히 (yohaenghi)
  • 요행수(僥倖數) (yohaengsu)
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