경우

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 境遇, from (boundary) + (meeting (by chance))

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeong'u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeong'u
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngu
Yale Romanization?kyengwu

Noun

경우 (gyeong'u) (hanja 境遇)

  1. conditions, circumstances
  2. case, event
    그럴 경우 세미나연기 있는 인지요?
    geureol gyeong'u seminaneun yeon'gidoel su inneun geosinjiyo?
    If that were to occur (In the case of it being so), could the seminar be postponed?