취지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 趣旨.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɥi(ː)d͡ʑi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰy(ː)d͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [취(ː)지]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chwiji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chwiji
McCune–Reischauer?ch'wiji
Yale Romanization?chwīci

Noun

취지 • (chwiji) (hanja 趣旨)

  1. purpose; main point
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