약식
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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yaksik |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yagsig |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yaksik |
| Yale Romanization? | yak.sik |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 略 (“omit”) + 式 (“style”).
Noun
- informality; simplicity; casualness
- Antonym: 정식(正式) (jeongsik)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 藥 (“medicine”) + 食 (“food”).
Noun
- yaksik (Sweet rice with nuts and jujubes, a Korean dish made by steaming glutinous rice mixed with honey, sugar, jujubes, soy sauce, sesame oil, chestnuts, pine nuts, etc.)
- Synonym: 약밥(藥食) (yakbap)
References
- 약식 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.
- 약식 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.