곤경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 困境.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gon'gyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	kon'gyŏng
Yale Romanization?	kōnkyeng

Noun

곤경 • (gon'gyeong) (hanja 困境)

1. trouble, difficulty