천기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天氣 (“weather”). See also Japanese 天氣(てんき) (tenki).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [천기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?	chenki

Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 天氣)

1. weather

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 天機 (“mystery only known to heaven”). See also Japanese 天機(てんき) (tenki).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [천기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?	chenki

Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 天機)

1. secret of heaven; important or profound secret

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 賤 (“inferior, low-ranking”) + 技 (“skill, technique”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?	chēnki

Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 賤技)

1. inferior talent

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“heaven, sky”) + 紀 (“record”).

Pronunciation 1

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [천기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?	chenki

Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 天紀)

1. the rules and orders of celestial bodies

Pronunciation 2

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [천기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Cheon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Cheongi
McCune–Reischauer?	Ch'ŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?	chenki

Proper noun

천기 • (Cheon'gi) (hanja 天紀)

1. (history) the eighth era (277-280) during the Sunho period of the Wu dynasty during the Three Kingdoms Period in China, the last era of the Wu state

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“heaven, sky”) + 旗 (“flag, banner”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [천기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?	chenki

Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 天旗)

1. (religion) banner of Heaven

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 喘氣.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?	chēnki

Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 喘氣)

1. symptoms of asthma

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 賤 (“inferior, low-ranking”) + 妓 (“prostitute”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?	chēnki

Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 賤妓)

1. (derogatory) poor or low-class gisaeng or prostitute

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“heaven, sky”) + 基 (“base, radical”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [천기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?	chenki

Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 天基)

1. the foundation of heavenly work

See also

• 천업(天業) (cheoneop)

Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 賤 (“inferior, low-ranking”) + 棄 (“abandon, discard”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?	chēnki

Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 賤棄)

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Derived terms

• 천기(賤棄)하다 (cheon'gihada)

Etymology 10

Sino-Korean word from 天璣 (“Phecda”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [천기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Cheon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Cheongi
McCune–Reischauer?	Ch'ŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?	chenki

Proper noun

천기 • (Cheon'gi) (hanja 天璣)

1. (astronomy) Phecda