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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yeokjeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeogjeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏkchŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | yekceng |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 逆情, from 逆 (“to go against”) + 情 (“feeling, emotion”).
Noun
역정 • (yeokjeong) (hanja 逆情)
- anger, rage
- Synonyms: 성 (seong), 분노(憤怒) (bunno), 화(火) (hwa)
- 역정을 내다 ― yeokjeong-eul naeda ― to be angry
1997, Han Kang, “내 여자의 열매 [nae yeojaui yeolmae, The Fruit of My Woman]”, in Changjak-gwa bipyeong, volume 25, number 1, page 188:결혼 전부터 아내는 내가 역정을 내며 소리침과 동시에 입술을 무는 버릇이 있었다.- Gyeolhon jeon-buteo anae-neun nae-ga yeokjeong-eul naemyeo sorichim-gwa dongsi-e ipsur-eul muneun beoreus-i isseotda.
- Since before our marriage, my wife had the habit of biting on her lips the moment I shouted with anger.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 歷程 (“course; process”).
Noun
역정 • (yeokjeong) (hanja 歷程)
- (chiefly figurative) course; journey
- 현대사의 고단한 역정 ― hyeondaesa-ui godan-han yeokjeong ― arduous course of contemporary history
- 우리 인생역정 ― uri insaeng-yeokjeong ― the course of our lives
- 우리가 걸어온 역정 ― uri-ga georeo-on yeokjeong ― our journey up to now