연기
Meanings
Noun
1. acting (theater)
2. smoke
3. postponement
4. pratītyasamutpāda (Buddhism)
5. the ties between two people over the course of their lives (southern Jeolla dialect)
6. easy preaching that laymen can understand (Buddhism)
7. a folktale about how a Buddhist temple was founded (Buddhism)
8. the date of composition or creation, as recorded on an artistic work
9. age (archaic)
10. annals (an historical record of the year's events) (rare, formal, historical)
11. a certain number of years (formal)
12. a multiplayer game of Go, with teams playing each side; team members take turns and are not allowed to consult each other (game of go)
13. synonym of 병기(倂記) (byeonggi, “writing side by side”) (formal)
Pronunciation
yeon'gi
Examples21
훌륭한 배우는 연기를 하고 있다는 것조차 잊어야 한다.
A good actor must forget the very fact that they are acting.
연기를 맡다/마시다
to inhale smoke
3대3 연기(連棋)로 열린 2국서도[…]
even in the second round, a multiplayer game pitting three against three […]
이 조각상은 1528년이라는 연기가 새겨져 있다.
This sculpture has the creation date of 1528 carved into it.
연기가 눈에 들어가서 맵다.
It hurts because there is smoke in my eyes.
코로나19 사태로 인하여 졸업식 연기는 불가피하게 되었습니다.
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, postponement of the graduation ceremony has become inescapable.