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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 得意揚揚.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | deuguiyang'yang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | deug'uiyang'yang |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tŭgŭiyangyang |
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| Yale Romanization? | tuk.uyyangyang |
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Noun
득의양양 • (deuguiyang'yang) (hanja 得意揚揚)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) being smug, being puffed up
- Synonym: 의기양양(意氣揚揚) (uigiyang'yang)
Usage notes
- Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 득의양양 (deuguiyang'yang) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 득의양양하다 (deuguiyang'yang-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 득의양양함 (deuguiyang'yang-ham).
Derived terms