Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 期約.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?giyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?giyag
McCune–Reischauer?kiyak
Yale Romanization?kiyak

Noun edit

기약 (giyak) (hanja 期約)

  1. (literary) vow to meet; promise to meet
    • 1870, 安玟英 (An Min-yeong), “梅花詞 (Maehwasa)”, in 金玉叢部 (Geumok Chongbu):
      어리고셩긘가지너를밋지안얏더니 / 눈기약능히직켜두셰송이푸엿구나
      Eorigo seonggin gaji neo-reul mitji anyatdeoni / Nun giyak neung-hi jikyeo du-se song'i puyeotguna
      You young and feeble branches, I did not trust you then / But you kept your vow with snow, and made two, three flowers bloom

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