희망

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 希望, from 希 (“hoping”) + 望 (“hoping”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çima̠ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [히망]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	huimang
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	huimang
McCune–Reischauer^?	hŭimang
Yale Romanization^?	huymang

Noun

희망 • (huimang) (hanja 希望)

hope, wish
Antonym: 절망(絶望) (jeolmang, “despair”)

Derived terms

희망하다 (huimanghada, “to hope, wish”)
희망고문(希望拷問) (huimanggomun, “torture by hope”)

See also

소망(所望) (somang, “a wish”)
욕망(慾望) (yongmang, “a desire”)
열망(熱望) (yeolmang, “an aspiration”)

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