위기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 危機, from 危 (“dangerous”) + 機 (“time”)

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

Related terms

• 분위기 (bunwigi, “atmosphere”)