요행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 僥倖 (“by fluke; to try one's luck”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [joɦɛŋ] ~ [joɦe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [요행/요헹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yohaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yohaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	yohaeng
Yale Romanization?	yohayng

Noun

요행 • (yohaeng) (hanja 僥倖/徼幸)

1. stroke of fortune; unexpected luck; lucky fluke

   요행-을 바라다 ― yohaeng-eul barada ― to rely on chance; to hope for a fluke

   시험-을 잘 본 것-은 요행-일 뿐-이다.

   Siheom-eul jal bon geos-eun yohaeng-il ppun-ida.

   It is merely a fluke that he did well on the test.

2. desire for fortune; hoping for luck

Derived terms

• 요행(僥倖)스럽다 (yohaengseureopda)
• 요행(僥倖)스레 (yohaengseure)
• 요행(僥倖)하다 (yohaenghada)
• 요행(僥倖)히 (yohaenghi)
• 요행수(僥倖數) (yohaengsu)