위기

Early Modern Korean

Pronunciation

• (mid-1700s) IPA^(key): /uj.ki/, [uj.ɡi]

Noun

위기 (wuyki) (hanja 危機)

1. (hidden) danger
   • 1812, “Song 178”, in 청구영언 장서각본/靑丘永言藏書閣本 [Jangseogak edition of the Cheonggu yeong'eon]:

     功(공)明(명)을 즐겨 마라 榮(영)辱(욕)이 半(반)이로다
     富(부)貴(귀)를 貪(탐)치 마라 危(위)機(기)를 ᄇᆞᆲᄂᆞ니라

     KWONG.MYENG-ul culkye mala YENG.YOK-i PAN-ilwota
     PWU.KWUY-lul THAM-chi mala WUY.KI-lul polpnonila

     Do not find pleasure in fame, for glory and infamy are each half [of life],
     Do not seek out wealth, for you shall step on a hidden snare.

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 危機 (“crisis”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɥiɡi] ~ [yɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [위기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wigi
McCune–Reischauer?	wigi
Yale Romanization?	wiki

Noun

위기 • (wigi) (hanja 危機)

1. crisis; impending danger

   위기 극복 ― wigi geukbok ― overcoming crisis

   저출산 위기 ― jeochulsan wigi ― low fertility crisis

   난민들은 아사의 위기에 처해 있다.

   Nanmin-deur-eun asa-ui wigi-e cheohae itda.

   The refugees are in danger of starving to death.