영리하다

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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영리(怜悧) (yeongni) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋniɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongnihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonglihada
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngnihada
Yale Romanization?yēnglihata

Adjective

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South Korean
Standard Language
영리하다 (yeongnihada)
North Korean
Standard Language
령리하다 (ryeongnihada)

영리하다 (yeongnihada) (infinitive 영리해 or 영리하여, sequential 영리하니)

  1. (to be) smart, clever, intelligent
    Synonym: 똑똑하다 (ttokttokhada)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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영리(營利) (yeongni) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongnihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonglihada
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngnihada
Yale Romanization?yenglihata

Verb

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영리하다 (yeongnihada) (infinitive 영리해 or 영리하여, sequential 영리하니)

  1. (intransitive) to profit; to seek profit
Conjugation
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