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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 權威 (“power and prestige; authority”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gwonwi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwon'wi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kwŏnwi |
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| Yale Romanization? | kwen.wi |
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Noun
권위 • (gwonwi) (hanja 權威)
- power and prestige; authority
그 소위, 높이 평가된다는 권위 기관이 그에게, 그가 그곳에 들어갈 수 없다고 말했다.- geu sowi, nopi pyeonggadoendaneun gwonwi gigwani geuege, geuga geugose deureogal su eopdago malhaetda.
- That esteemed establishment told him that he wasn't allowed to enter it.