도가니

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 도관 (Yale: twokwan).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ɡa̠ni]
• Phonetic hangul: [도가니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dogani
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dogani
McCune–Reischauer?	togani
Yale Romanization?	tokani

Noun

도가니 • (dogani)

1. (literal and metaphoric) crucible
   • 2014, 대장장이 유이: 돼지부대

     어르신은 항상 도가니를 잘 관리해야 한다고 말했다.

     Eoreusin-eun hangsang dogani-reul jal gwallihaeya handago malhaetda.

     The elder said that one must always take good care of the crucible.