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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 克己, from 克 (“restrain”) + 己 (“self”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | geukgi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geuggi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŭkki |
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| Yale Romanization? | kuk.ki |
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Noun
극기 • (geukgi) (hanja 克己)
- self-control; self-restraint
평생 극기로 살겠다던 걔도 결국 돌아버렸더라.- pyeongsaeng geukgiro salgetdadeon gyae-do gyeolguk dorabeoryeotdeora.
- Even that guy, who said he would live by self-abnegation his entire life, went crazy in the end.
Derived terms
- 극기하다 (克己—, geukgihada, “to practice self-control”)