위독

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 危篤, from 危 (“danger”) + 篤 (“illness”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɥido̞k̚] ~ [ydo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [위독]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	widok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	widog
McCune–Reischauer?	widok
Yale Romanization?	witok

Noun

위독 • (widok) (hanja 危篤)

1. (medicine) critical illness

   그 환자는 위독 상태에 있다.

   Geu hwanja-neun widok sangtae-e itda.

   The patient is in critical condition.

Derived terms

• 위독하다 (widokhada, “being in a critical condition”)