과욕

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 過 (“excessive”) + 慾 (“desire”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwayok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwayog
McCune–Reischauer?	kwayok
Yale Romanization?	kwā.yok

Noun

과욕 • (gwayok) (hanja 過慾)

1. greed, avarice

Etymology 2

Noun

과욕 • (gwayok)

1. Jeolla dialect form of 교육(敎育) (gyoyuk, “education”)