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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yukdeok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yugdeog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yuktŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | yuktek |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 肉德, from 肉 (“flesh”) + 德 (“virtue”).
Noun
육덕 • (yukdeok) (hanja 肉德)
- plumpness, chubbiness (in a positive way)
- Synonym: 통통함 (tongtongham)
- 육덕지다 ― yukdeokjida ― to be chubby
- 육덕이 좋다 ― yukdeog-i jota ― to be nicely chubby
See also
- 뚱뚱하다 (ttungttunghada, “to be fat”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 六德, from 六 (“six”) + 德 (“virtue”).
Noun
육덕 • (yukdeok) (hanja 六德)
- (historical, philosophy) the six human virtues of the Zhou dynasty, later recognized throughout East Asia: 지 (知, ji, “knowledge”), 인 (仁, in, “benevolence”), 성 (聖, seong, “sagacity”), 의 (義, ui, “righteousness”), 충 (忠, chung, “loyalty”), and 화 (和, hwa, “harmony”)