육덕

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [juk̚t͈ʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [육떡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yukdeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yugdeog
McCune–Reischauer?	yuktŏk
Yale Romanization?	yuktek

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 肉德, from 肉 (“flesh”) + 德 (“virtue”).

Noun

육덕 • (yukdeok) (hanja 肉德)

1. plumpness, chubbiness (in a positive way)

   Synonym: 통통함 (tongtongham)

   육덕지다 ― yukdeokjida ― to be chubby

   육덕이 좋다 ― yukdeog-i jota ― to be nicely chubby

See also

• 뚱뚱하다 (ttungttunghada, “to be fat”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 六德, from 六 (“six”) + 德 (“virtue”).

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	육덕(六德) (yukdeok)
North Korean Standard Language	륙덕(六德) (ryukdeok)

육덕 • (yukdeok) (hanja 六德)

1. (historical, philosophy) the six human virtues of the Zhou dynasty, later recognized throughout East Asia: 지 (知, ji, “knowledge”), 인 (仁, in, “benevolence”), 성 (聖, seong, “sagacity”), 의 (義, ui, “righteousness”), 충 (忠, chung, “loyalty”), and 화 (和, hwa, “harmony”)