득의양양

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 得意揚揚.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɯɡɰija̠ŋja̠ŋ] ~ [tɯɡija̠ŋja̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?deuguiyang'yang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?deug'uiyang'yang
McCune–Reischauer?tŭgŭiyangyang
Yale Romanization?tuk.uyyangyang

Noun[edit]

득의양양 (deuguiyang'yang) (hanja 得意揚揚)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) being smug, being puffed up
    Synonym: 의기양양(意氣揚揚) (uigiyang'yang)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 득의양양 (deuguiyang'yang) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 득의양양하다 (deuguiyang'yang-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 득의양양함 (deuguiyang'yang-ham).

Derived terms[edit]