"양보" meaning in Korean

See 양보 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈja̠(ː)ŋbo̞] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yangbo [romanization], 讓步 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 讓步, from 讓 (“let, give way”) + 步 (“step”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|讓步}}, {{ko-sino|讓|let, give way|步|step}} Sino-Korean word from 讓步, from 讓 (“let, give way”) + 步 (“step”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=讓步}} 양보 • (yangbo) (hanja 讓步)
  1. giving up one's seat or possession; making way
    Sense id: en-양보-ko-noun-TZTUctdr Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 43 4 14 4 35 Disambiguation of Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable: 76 10 14 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 27 15 23 11 25 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 41 7 12 5 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 3 3 2 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 3 3 2 42 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 33 14 21 10 22
  2. yielding to someone else's opinion
    Sense id: en-양보-ko-noun-WY6jqPsy Categories (other): Korean terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 27 15 23 11 25
  3. self-sacrifice, altruistic behavior
    Sense id: en-양보-ko-noun-STWx7vGp Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 43 4 14 4 35 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 27 15 23 11 25 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 41 7 12 5 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 각보(却步) (gakbo), 겸양(謙讓) (gyeomyang), 사양(辭讓) (sayang), 양선(讓先) (yangseon), 위양(委讓) (wiyang), 타협(妥協) (tahyeop)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ja̠ŋbo̞] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yangbo [romanization], 陽報 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 陽報, from 陽 (“yang; living”) + 報 (“something in return”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|陽報}}, {{ko-sino|陽|yang; living|報|something in return}} Sino-Korean word from 陽報, from 陽 (“yang; living”) + 報 (“something in return”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=陽報}} 양보 • (yangbo) (hanja 陽報)
  1. good or bad karma received in this world
    Sense id: en-양보-ko-noun-DxrRoOz9 Categories (other): Korean terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 27 15 23 11 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ja̠ŋbo̞] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yangbo [romanization], 良輔 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 良輔, from 良 (“good, fair”) + 輔 (“assist”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|良輔}}, {{ko-sino|良|good, fair|輔|assist}} Sino-Korean word from 良輔, from 良 (“good, fair”) + 輔 (“assist”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=良輔}} 양보 • (yangbo) (hanja 良輔)
  1. faithful servant who does well on assisting and advising his superior Synonyms: 양필 (alt: 良弼)
    Sense id: en-양보-ko-noun-UbCZM4mD Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 43 4 14 4 35 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 27 15 23 11 25 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 41 7 12 5 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 3 3 2 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 3 3 2 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "english": "He made no concessions on his innocence.",
          "roman": "Geu-neun jagi gyeolbaeg-e yangbo-ga eopseotda.",
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          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "karma",
          "karma"
        ],
        [
          "receive",
          "receive"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ja̠ŋbo̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "양보"
    },
    {
      "other": "[양보]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "양보"
}

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    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "良輔"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "良",
        "2": "good, fair",
        "3": "輔",
        "4": "assist"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 良輔, from 良 (“good, fair”) + 輔 (“assist”)",
      "name": "ko-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 良輔, from 良 (“good, fair”) + 輔 (“assist”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yangbo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "良輔",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "良輔"
      },
      "expansion": "양보 • (yangbo) (hanja 良輔)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "faithful servant who does well on assisting and advising his superior"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "faithful",
          "faithful"
        ],
        [
          "servant",
          "servant"
        ],
        [
          "assist",
          "assist"
        ],
        [
          "advising",
          "advise"
        ],
        [
          "superior",
          "superior"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "良弼",
          "word": "양필"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ja̠ŋbo̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "양보"
    },
    {
      "other": "[양보]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "양보"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Korean dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-05-29 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (e937b02 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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