기회

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 機會, from 機 (“turning point/hinge”) + 會 (“moment/event”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kiβwe̞] ~ [kiɦø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [기훼/기회]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gihoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gihoe
McCune–Reischauer?	kihoe
Yale Romanization?	kihoy

Noun

기회 • (gihoe) (hanja 機會)

1. opportunity

   지금이 기회이다.

   Jigeumi gihoeida.

   Now is your opportunity.

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Derived terms

• 기회주의 (機會主義, gihoejuui, “opportunism”)