요의

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 尿意, from 尿 (“urine”) + 意 (“intention”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [joɰi] ~ [joi]
• Phonetic hangul: [요의/요이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	youi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	youi
McCune–Reischauer?	yoŭi
Yale Romanization?	youy

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	요의(尿意) (youi)
North Korean Standard Language	뇨의(尿意) (nyoui)

요의 • (youi) (hanja 尿意)

1. desire to urinate
   • 2007, Han Kang, 채식주의자 [chaesikjuuija, The Vegetarian], 22nd edition, Paju, Republic of Korea: Changbi, published 2016, →ISBN, page 13:

     회식에서 마신 소주 병 반 덕분에 요의와 갈증을 함께 느끼고 깨어난 참이었다.

     Hoesig-eseo masin soju byeong ban deokbun-e youi-wa galjeung-eul hamkke neukkigo kkaeeonan cham-ieotda.

     I had just woken up, having felt simultaneously thirst and a desire to urinate thanks to the half bottle of soju I had drunk at the company group dinner.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 要義 (“essentials, key points”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [joɰi] ~ [joi]
• Phonetic hangul: [요의/요이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	youi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	youi
McCune–Reischauer?	yoŭi
Yale Romanization?	youy

Noun

요의 • (youi) (hanja 要義)

1. (formal) essentials, key points

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 了 (“to complete”) + 義 (“righteousness”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjo(ː)ɰi] ~ [ˈjo(ː)i]
• Phonetic hangul: [요(ː)의/요(ː)이]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	youi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	youi
McCune–Reischauer?	yoŭi
Yale Romanization?	yōuy

South Korean Standard Language	요의(了義) (youi)
North Korean Standard Language	료의(了義) (ryoui)

Noun

요의 • (youi) (hanja 了義)

1. (Buddhism) fully explicating the Buddhist truth