극기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 克己, from 克 (“restrain”) + 己 (“self”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯk̚k͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [극끼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geukgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geuggi
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭkki
Yale Romanization?	kuk.ki

Noun

극기 • (geukgi) (hanja 克己)

1. self-control; self-restraint

   평생 극기로 살겠다던 걔도 결국 돌아버렸더라.

   pyeongsaeng geukgiro salgetdadeon gyae-do gyeolguk dorabeoryeotdeora.

   Even that guy, who said he would live by self-abnegation his entire life, went crazy in the end.

Derived terms

• 극기하다 (克己—, geukgihada, “to practice self-control”)