유용

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 有用.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈju(ː)joŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yuyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuyong
McCune–Reischauer?yuyong
Yale Romanization?yū.yong

Noun

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유용 (yuyong) (hanja 有用)

  1. (formal, uncommon except in conjunction with 무용(無用) (muyong)) being useful; usefulness
    Antonym: 무용(無用) (muyong)
    유용 무용yuyong-gwa muyongusefulness and uselessness
  2. (attributive, chiefly technical) useful; usable
    유용 해조류yuyong haejoryumarine algae that can be used (as food, medicine, etc.)

Derived terms

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