Korean noun

우연

uyeon

chance; accident

Something happens unexpectedly without any good reason.

Standard pronunciation: [우연]
Level: Intermediate

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우연 in a sentence

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친구와 내가 똑같은 옷을 입고 학교에 온 것은 순전히 우연이었다.
친구와 내가 똑까튼 오슬 입꼬 학꾜에 온 거슨 순전히 우여니얻따.said like thischinguwa naega ttokgateun oseul ipgo hakgyoe on geoseun sunjeonhi uyeonieotda.
내가 일을 맡게 된 것은 우연이 아니라 그동안의 성과를 인정받았기 때문이었다.
내가 이를 맏께 된 거슨 우여니 아니라 그동아니 성과를 인정바닫끼 때무니얻따.said like thisnaega ireul matge doen geoseun uyeoni anira geudonganui seonggwareul injeongbadatgi ttaemunieotda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.