회고

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 回顧, from 回 (“to turn”) + 顧 (“to look back”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwe̞ɡo̞] ~ [hø̞ɡo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [훼고/회고]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoego
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoego
McCune–Reischauer?hoego
Yale Romanization?hoyko

Noun

회고 • (hoego) (hanja 回顧)

  1. reminiscence; reflection (on past events); retrospection
    노인은 매일 회고에 잠긴 채 사진을 바라본다.
    Noin-eun maeil hoego-e jamgin chae sajin-eul barabonda.
    The old man stares at the photograph every day, lost in old memories.

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