영리

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 營利.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongli
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngni
Yale Romanization?yengli

Noun

Derived verbs
Active 영리하다

영리 • (yeongni) (hanja 營利)

  1. (making) profit
    Antonym: 비영리(非營利) (biyeongni)
    영리단체(營利團體) ― for-profit organization
    영리를 꾀하다/추구하다
    yeongni-reul kkoehada/chuguhada
    to seek profit
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 怜悧.

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?yeongni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongli
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngni
Yale Romanization?yēngli

Root

South Korean
Standard Language 		영리(怜悧) (yeongni)
North Korean
Standard Language 		령리(怜悧) (ryeongni)

영리 • (yeongni) (hanja 怜悧/伶俐)

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