권위

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 權威 (“power and prestige; authority”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwʌ̹nɥi] ~ [kwʌ̹ny]
  • Phonetic hangul: [궈뉘]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwonwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwon'wi
McCune–Reischauer?kwŏnwi
Yale Romanization?kwen.wi

Noun

권위 • (gwonwi) (hanja 權威)

  1. power and prestige; authority
    그 소위, 높이 평가된다는 권위 기관이 그에게, 그가 그곳에 들어갈 수 없다고 말했다.
    geu sowi, nopi pyeonggadoendaneun gwonwi gigwani geuege, geuga geugose deureogal su eopdago malhaetda.
    That esteemed establishment told him that he wasn't allowed to enter it.
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