역경

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹k̚k͈jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [역꼉]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeokgyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeoggyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏkkyŏng
Yale Romanization?	yek.kyeng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 逆境

Noun

역경 • (yeokgyeong) (hanja 逆境)

1. adversity; hardship

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 易經

Proper noun

역경 • (Yeokgyeong) (hanja 易經)

1. (literature) I Ching

Coordinate terms

사서오경 (四書五經, Saseoogyeong, “Four Books and Five Classics”)

사서 (四書, Saseo, “Four Books”)

• 대학 (大學, Daehak, “Great Learning”)
• 중용 (中庸, Jung'yong, “Doctrine of the Mean”)
• 논어 (論語, Noneo, “Analects”)
• 맹자 (孟子, Maengja, “Mencius”)

오경 (五經, Ogyeong, “Five Classics”)

• 시경 (詩經, Sigyeong, “Classic of Poetry”)
• 서경 (書經, Seogyeong, “Book of Documents”)
• 예기 (禮記, Yegi, “Book of Rites”)
• 역경 (易經, Yeokgyeong, “I Ching”)
• 춘추 (春秋, Chunchu, “Spring and Autumn Annals”)