Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 舞踊, from (dancing) + (leaping).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)joŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?muyong
McCune–Reischauer?muyong
Yale Romanization?mū.yong

Noun edit

무용 (muyong) (hanja 舞踊)

  1. dance (especially as an artistic performance)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 武勇.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)joŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?muyong
McCune–Reischauer?muyong
Yale Romanization?mū.yong

Noun edit

무용 (muyong) (hanja 武勇)

  1. valour

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from 無用.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?muyong
McCune–Reischauer?muyong
Yale Romanization?mu.yong

Noun edit

무용 (muyong) (hanja 無用)

  1. (formal, uncommon except in conjunction with 유용(有用) (yuyong)) being useless; uselessness
    Antonym: 유용(有用) (yuyong)
    유용 무용yuyong-gwa muyongusefulness and uselessness
Derived terms edit