용
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Korean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[joŋ]
- Phonetic Hangul[용]
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Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 龍
Noun
용 • (yong) (hanja 龍)
- (South Korea) dragon
- 개천에서 용 났다.
- Gaecheoneseo yong natda.
- A dragon has emerged out of a brook. — This is said when a great man emerged out of the most unlikely background. That is, what appears so unlikely happened strikingly in reality. It also suggests that a long river can be an analogy, embodiment, or at least the birthplace of a dragon.
- 이 논엔 용이 올라갔다.
- I nonen yong-i ollagatda.
- The dragon has risen. — Idiom meaning that there is no water in this paddy.
Usage notes
The original Sino-Korean reading 룡 (ryong) is used when the hanja 용 (龍, yong) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
용 (yong)
Etymology 4
South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 룡 (ryong).
Alternative forms
- 룡 (ryong) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Usage notes
In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 룡 (ryong) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 룡 (ryong) to 용 (yong) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).
References
- Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2015). Table of Hanja for Personal Names (인명용한자표, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).
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