여망

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 輿 (“populace”) + 望 (“wish”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ma̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)망]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeomang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomang
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmang
Yale Romanization?yēmang

Noun

여망 • (yeomang) (hanja 輿望)

  1. expectations
    국민의 여망을 저버리다 ― gungmin-ui yeomang-eul jeobeorida ― to fail to meet the people's expectations

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 餘 (“remain”) + 望 (“wish”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeomang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomang
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmang
Yale Romanization?yemang

Noun

여망 • (yeomang) (hanja 餘望)

  1. reputation
    정치 여망 ― jeongchi yeomang ― political reputation
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