위독

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 危篤, from 危 (“danger”) + 篤 (“illness”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɥido̞k̚] ~ [ydo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [위독]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?widok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?widog
McCune–Reischauer?widok
Yale Romanization?witok

Noun

위독 • (widok) (hanja 危篤)

  1. (medicine) critical illness
    그 환자는 위독 상태에 있다.
    Geu hwanja-neun widok sangtae-e itda.
    The patient is in critical condition.

Derived terms

  • 위독하다 (widokhada, “being in a critical condition”)
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