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Jeju
Pronunciation
Noun
연기 (yeongi )
contact , connection , liaison
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 演技 , from 演 ( “ acting ” ) + 技 ( “ talent ” ) .
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Romanizations Revised Romanization? yeon'gi Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi Yale Romanization? yēnki
Noun
연기 (yeon'gi , “acting”).
연기 • (yeon'gi ) (hanja 演技 )
( theater ) acting
메소드 연기 ― mesodeu yeon'gi ― method acting
훌륭한 배우 는 연기 를 하고 있다는 것 조차 잊어야 한다 .Hullyunghan bae'u-neun yeon'gi -reul hago itdaneun geotjocha ijeoya handa. A good actor must forget the very fact that they are acting .
Derived terms
Verbalization: 연기(演技)하다 ( yeon'gihada , “ to act ” )
발연기(演技) ( baryeon'gi , “ bad acting ” )
명연기(名演技) ( myeong'yeon'gi , “ good acting ” )
연기(演技)돌 ( yeon'gidol , “ actors from boy bands/girl groups ” )
연기력(演技力) ( yeon'giryeok , “ acting talent ” )
연기장(演技場) ( yeon'gijang , “ arena, theatre ” )
연기파(演技派) ( yeon'gipa , “ actors who succeed because of acting talent ” )
Related terms
연예(演藝) ( yeonye , “ public entertainment ” )
연극(演劇) ( yeon'geuk , “ performance ” )
배우(俳優) ( bae'u , “ actor ” )
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 煙氣 , from 煙 ( “ smoke ” ) + 氣 ( “ gas ” ) . Displaced native 내 ( nae ) from Middle Korean ᄂᆡ〮 (Yale : nóy ), probably because the latter came to develop a large number of homophones.
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? yeon'gi Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi Yale Romanization? yenki
Noun
연기 (yeon'gi , “smoke”).
연기 • (yeon'gi ) (hanja 煙氣 )
smoke
연기 를 맡다 /마시다 ― yeon'gi -reul matda/masida ― to inhale smoke
자욱한 연기 가 마을 을 뒤덮 었 다 .Jaukhan yeon'gi -ga ma'eur-eul dwideopeotda. A thick smoke has shrouded the town.
연기 가 눈 에 들어가서 맵다 .Yeon'gi -ga nun-e deureogaseo maepda.It hurts because there is smoke in my eyes.
Related terms
금연(禁煙) ( geumyeon , “ no smoking ” )
흡연(吸煙) ( heubyeon , “ tobacco smoking ” )
끽연(喫煙) ( kkigyeon , “ smoking ” )
끽연실(喫煙室) ( kkigyeonsil , “ smoking room ” )
끽연자(喫煙者) ( kkigyeonja , “ smoker, one who smokes ” )
끽연(喫煙)하다 ( kkigyeonhada , “ to smoke ” )
끽연차(喫煙車) ( kkigyeoncha , “ smoking car ” )
끽연가(喫煙家) ( kkigyeon'ga , “ smoker ” )
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 延期 , from 延 ( “ prolong ” ) + 期 ( “ time ” ) .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? yeon'gi Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi Yale Romanization? yenki
Noun
연기 • (yeon'gi ) (hanja 延期 )
postponement
코로나19 사태 로 인하여 졸업식 연기 는 불가피 하게 되 었 습니다 .Korona19 satae-ro inhayeo joreopsik yeon'gi -neun bulgapihage doeeotseumnida. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, postponement of the graduation ceremony has become inescapable.
일정 을 연기 하게 된 점 양해 를 부탁 드립니다 .Iljeong-eul yeon'gi hage doen jeom yanghae-reul butakdeurimnida. We ask your pardon for the postponement of the events.
Derived terms
연기(延期)하다 ( yeon'gihada , “ to postpone ” )
연기(延期)되다 ( yeon'gidoeda , “ to be postponed ” )
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 緣起 , from 緣 ( “ dependent ” ) + 起 ( “ arising ” ) .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? yeon'gi Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi Yale Romanization? yenki
Noun
연기 • (yeon'gi ) (hanja 緣起 )
( Buddhism ) pratītyasamutpāda
2009 , 해주스님 [haejuseunim ], “연기(緣起)의 법칙 [yeon'giui beopchik ]”, in Bulkwang Media :석존 출가 의 과제 였던 중생고 (衆生苦) 생사고 (生死苦)가 연기 에 의한 것 [ …] Seokjon chulga-ui gwaje-yeotdeon jungsaenggo saengsagoga yeon'gi -e uihan geot [ … ] that the question for which the Shakyamuni carried out his renunciation , the suffering of the sentient beings and the suffering of the living and the dying, is caused by dependent origination .
( southern Jeolla dialect ) the ties between two people over the course of their lives
Synonym: 인연(因緣) ( inyeon , Standard Korean )
( Buddhism ) easy preaching that laymen can understand
( Buddhism ) a folktale about how a Buddhist temple was founded
Derived terms
연기(緣起)하다 ( yeon'gihada , “ to emerge by dependent origination ” )
Etymology 5
Sino-Korean word from 年 ( “ year ” ) + 記 ( “ record ” ) .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? yeon'gi Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi Yale Romanization? yenki
Noun
연기 • (yeon'gi ) (hanja 年記 )
the date of composition or creation , as recorded on an artistic work
이 조각상 은 1528년 이 라는 연기 가 새겨져 있다 .I jogaksang-eun 1528nyeon-iraneun yeon'gi -ga saegyeojeo itda. This sculpture has the creation date of 1528 carved into it.
2010s , “신윤복 [sinyunbok ]”, in 한식문화사전 [hansingmunhwasajeon ] :한결 같이 연기(年記) 를 밝히고 있지 않아 그 의 화풍 의 변천 과정 을 파악하기 는 어렵다 .Han'gyeol gachi yeon'gi -reul balkigo itji ana geu-ui hwapung-ui byeoncheon'gwajeong-eul paakhagi-neun eoryeopda. As he consistently did not mark the dates of his works , it is difficult to grasp the process by which his painting style developed.
( archaic ) age
Synonyms: 나이 ( nai ) , 연세 ( yeonse , honorific )
( rare , formal , historical ) annals ( an historical record of the year's events )
Synonym: 연대기(年代記) ( yeondaegi )
Etymology 6
Sino-Korean word from 年 ( “ year ” ) + 期 ( “ period ” ) .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? yeon'gi Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi Yale Romanization? yenki
Noun
연기 • (yeon'gi ) (hanja 年期 )
( formal ) a certain number of years
(Can we date this quote?) , “Translation of the United States Constitution”, in Research Institute of the Constitutional Court of Korea :각 주 의 인구 수 는 연기(年期) 계약 노무자 를 포함한 자유인 의 총수 에 , 과세되지 아니하는 인디언 을 제외하고 [ …] gak ju-ui in'gusu-neun yeon'gi gyeyak nomuja-reul pohamhan jayuin-ui chongsue, gwasedoeji anihaneun Indieon-eul je'oehago [ … ] their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years , and excluding Indians not taxed
Etymology 7
Sino-Korean word from 連 ( “ connect ” ) + 棋 ( “ game of Go ” ) .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? yeon'gi Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi Yale Romanization? yenki
Noun
연기 • (yeon'gi ) (hanja 連棋 )
( game of go ) a multiplayer game of Go , with teams playing each side ; team members take turns and are not allowed to consult each other
Hypernym: 바둑 ( baduk , “ game of Go ” )
2016 , “연세대, 서울대 꺾고 대학바둑 정상 복귀 [yeonsedae, seouldae kkeokgo daehakbaduk jeongsang bokgwi , Yonsei University defeats Seoul, returns to top place in university Go ]”, in Chosun Ilbo :3대 3 연기(連棋) 로 열린 2국 서 도 [ …] sam-dae-sam yeon'gi -ro yeollin i-guk-seo-do even in the second round, a multiplayer game pitting three against three
See also
상담기(相談棋) ( sangdamgi , “ multiplayer game of Go that allows advice from team members ” )
Etymology 8
Sino-Korean word from 連 ( “ connect ” ) + 記 ( “ record ” ) .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? yeon'gi Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi Yale Romanization? yenki
Noun
연기 • (yeon'gi ) (hanja 連記 )
( formal ) Synonym of 병기(倂記) ( byeonggi , “ writing side by side ” )
Etymology 9
Sino-Korean word from 燕 ( “ swallow ” ) + 岐 ( “ path ” ) .
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Romanizations Revised Romanization? yeon'gi Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongi McCune–Reischauer? yŏn'gi Yale Romanization? yēnki
Proper noun
연기 • (Yeon'gi ) (hanja 燕岐 )
( ~군(郡) ) A former county of South Korea , annexed into Sejong City in 2012.
( ~면(面) ) A township of Sejong City .
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