거역

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 拒逆

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)jʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)역]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geoyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏyŏk
Yale Romanization?	kē.yek

Noun

거역 • (geoyeok) (hanja 拒逆)

1. disobedience, insubordination, defiance

Derived terms

• 거역하다 (拒逆-, geoyeokhada, “to defy”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 巨役

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)jʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)역]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geoyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏyŏk
Yale Romanization?	kē.yek

Noun

거역 • (geoyeok) (hanja 巨役)

1. a grand project