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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 運動 (“movement”).
Pronunciation
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- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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Revised Romanization? | undong |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | undong |
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McCune–Reischauer? | undong |
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Yale Romanization? | wūntong |
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Noun
운동 • (undong) (hanja 運動)
- exercise, physical activity; sport, sports
- 운동은 어떤 직업을 가지든 유용한 것 같군. ― Undong-eun eotteon jigeob-eul gajideun yuyonghan geot gatgun. ― Exercise seems to be useful in any profession.
- movement in general
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