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
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
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