역정

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [역쩡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeokjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeogjeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏkchŏng
Yale Romanization?	yekceng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 逆情, from 逆 (“to go against”) + 情 (“feeling, emotion”).

Noun

역정 • (yeokjeong) (hanja 逆情)

1. anger, rage

   Synonyms: 성 (seong), 분노(憤怒) (bunno), 화(火) (hwa)

   역정을 내다 ― yeokjeong-eul naeda ― to be angry

   • 1997, Han Kang, “내 여자의 열매 [nae yeojaui yeolmae, The Fruit of My Woman]”, in Changjak-gwa bipyeong, volume 25, number 1, page 188:

     결혼 전부터 아내는 내가 역정을 내며 소리침과 동시에 입술을 무는 버릇이 있었다.

     Gyeolhon jeon-buteo anae-neun nae-ga yeokjeong-eul naemyeo sorichim-gwa dongsi-e ipsur-eul muneun beoreus-i isseotda.

     Since before our marriage, my wife had the habit of biting on her lips the moment I shouted with anger.

Derived terms

• 역정(逆情)스럽다 (yeokjeongseureopda)
• 역정(逆情)풀이 (yeokjeongpuri)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 歷程 (“course; process”).

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	역정(歷程) (yeokjeong)
North Korean Standard Language	력정(歷程) (ryeokjeong)

역정 • (yeokjeong) (hanja 歷程)

1. (chiefly figurative) course; journey

   현대사의 고단한 역정 ― hyeondaesa-ui godan-han yeokjeong ― arduous course of contemporary history

   우리 인생역정 ― uri insaeng-yeokjeong ― the course of our lives

   우리가 걸어온 역정 ― uri-ga georeo-on yeokjeong ― our journey up to now