균형

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 均衡, from 均 (“level”) + 衡 (“across”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjunʝʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [균형]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyunhyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyunhyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	kyunhyŏng
Yale Romanization?	kyun.hyeng

Noun

균형 • (gyunhyeong) (hanja 均衡)

1. balance; equilibrium

   균형을 잡다 ― gyunhyeong-eul japda ― to be well balanced

   그리고 균형 예산으로 또 다른 20만명이 일을 한다는 자존감과 긍지를 갖도록 도울 것입니다.

   Geurigo gyunhyeong yesan-euro tto dareun isim-man-myeong-i ir-eul handa-neun jajon'gam-gwa geungji-reul gat-dorok doul geos-imnida.

   And our balanced budget will help another 200,000 people move to the dignity and pride of work.

   1999, Bill Clinton's Seventh State of the Union Address (The original sentence in English)