충동

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 衝動 (“to get excited, act on impulse”). See also Japanese 衝動(しょうどう) (shōdō, “impulse, impetus, urge”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰuŋdo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [충동]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chungdong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chungdong
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ungdong
Yale Romanization?	chwungtong

Noun

충동 • (chungdong) (hanja 衝動)

1. impulse, compulsion, urge, drive, impulsion, feeling, instinct

   충동을 억누르다 ― chungdong-eul eongnureuda ― to stifle an impulse