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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 窮 (“thoroughly investigate”) + 理 (“handle, manage”). See also Japanese 窮理 (kyūri).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gungni |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gungli |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kungni |
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| Yale Romanization? | kwungli |
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Noun
궁리 • (gungni) (hanja 窮理)
- investigation, deliberation, consideration, contemplation, thinking
Derived terms
- 궁리(窮理)하다 (gungnihada, “to contemplate, deliberate, mull things over”)
- 속궁리(窮理) (sokgungni, “thinking to oneself”)