무용

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 舞踊, from 舞 (“dancing”) + 踊 (“leaping”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)joŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)용]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?muyong
McCune–Reischauer?muyong
Yale Romanization?mū.yong

Noun

무용 • (muyong) (hanja 舞踊)

  1. dance (especially as an artistic performance)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 武勇.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)joŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)용]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?muyong
McCune–Reischauer?muyong
Yale Romanization?mū.yong

Noun

무용 • (muyong) (hanja 武勇)

  1. valour

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 無用.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?muyong
McCune–Reischauer?muyong
Yale Romanization?mu.yong

Noun

무용 • (muyong) (hanja 無用)

  1. (formal, uncommon except in conjunction with 유용(有用) (yuyong)) being useless; uselessness
    Antonym: 유용(有用) (yuyong)
    유용과 무용 ― yuyong-gwa muyong ― usefulness and uselessness
Derived terms
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