결과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 結果, from 結 (“produce”) + 果 (“fruit”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹ɭɡwa̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [결과]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeolgwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeolgwa
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏlgwa
Yale Romanization?	kyel.kwa

Adverb

결과 • (gyeolgwa) (hanja 結果)

1. (found to be the case) as a result of
   • 2000, Korea Highway Corporation Act (ko:한국도로공사법), Article 14 Paragraph 1,

     공사는 매 사업연도의 결산결과 이익이 생긴 때에는 다음 각호의 순으로 이를 처리한다.

     Gongsa-neun mae sa'eobyeondo-ui gyeolsan'gyeolgwa iig-i saenggin ttae-eneun da'eum gakho-ui sun-euro i-reul cheorihanda.

     If the Corporation has a net profit as a result of the annual settlement of accounts, this shall be processed in the following sequence.

Noun

결과 • (gyeolgwa) (hanja 結果)

1. result; outcome

   그 연구의 결과들은 그 주제에 관한 선행 조사들을 확증한다.

   Geu yeon'gu-ui gyeolgwa-deur-eun geu juje-e gwanhan seonhaeng josa-deur-eul hwakjeunghanda.

   The results of the study confirm previous research on the topic.

   그것이 촬영한 영상들은 극단적인 상실이라는 결과를 말해 주는 데 도움이 된다. 즉, 1957년 이래로 얼음의 25퍼센트와 빙하 19개 중 4개가 사라졌다.

   Geugeos-i chwaryeonghan yeongsan-gdeur-eun geukdanjeog-in sangsir-ira-neun gyeolgwa-reul malhae juneun de doum-i doenda. Jeuk, 1957nyeon irae-ro eoreum-ui 25peosenteu-wa bingha 19gae jung 4gae-ga sarajeotda.

   The images it captured help tell a story of extreme loss: 25 percent of its ice and four of its 19 glaciers have disappeared since 1957.

2. (agriculture) bearing fruit