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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gongdeok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gongdeog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kongdŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | kongtek |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 功德 (“merits and virtues”).
Noun
공덕 • (gongdeok) (hanja 功德)
- good deed
- (Buddhism) supererogation; virtue accumulated by good deeds, which will return as good fortune in the afterlife
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 公德.
Noun
공덕 • (gongdeok) (hanja 公德)
- public morals