고의

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 故意.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?goui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?goui
McCune–Reischauer?koŭi
Yale Romanization?kōuy

Noun

고의 (goui) (hanja 故意)

  1. intention; purpose
    고의 하다gouiro hadato do something on purpose

Derived terms