무용

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 舞踊, from 舞 (“dancing”) + 踊 (“leaping”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmu(ː)joŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)용]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	muyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	muyong
McCune–Reischauer?	muyong
Yale Romanization?	mū.yong

Noun

무용 • (muyong) (hanja 舞踊)

1. dance (especially as an artistic performance)

Derived terms

• 무용(舞踊)하다 (muyonghada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 武勇.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmu(ː)joŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)용]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	muyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	muyong
McCune–Reischauer?	muyong
Yale Romanization?	mū.yong

Noun

무용 • (muyong) (hanja 武勇)

1. valour

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 無用.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mujoŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [무용]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	muyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	muyong
McCune–Reischauer?	muyong
Yale Romanization?	mu.yong

Noun

무용 • (muyong) (hanja 無用)

1. (formal, uncommon except in conjunction with 유용(有用) (yuyong)) being useless; uselessness

   Antonym: 유용(有用) (yuyong)

   유용과 무용 ― yuyong-gwa muyong ― usefulness and uselessness

Derived terms

• 무용(無用)하다 (muyonghada)