백지
Korean
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛk̚t͡ɕ͈i] ~ [pe̞k̚t͡ɕ͈i]
- Phonetic hangul: [백찌/벡찌]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | baekji |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | baegji |
| McCune–Reischauer? | paekchi |
| Yale Romanization? | paykci |
Etymology 1
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 白紙, from 白 (“white”) + 紙 (“paper”)
Noun
[edit]- white paper, paper of white color
- blank sheet of paper
- (figuratively) square one
- Synonym: 백지상태(白紙狀態) (baekjisangtae)
- (figuratively) blank slate, tabula rasa
- Synonym: 백지상태(白紙狀態) (baekjisangtae)
See also
[edit]- 백서(白書) (baekseo, “white paper (government document)”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 白地 (“uncultivated land”).
Noun
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]According to the Standard Korean Language Dictionary, a Sino-Korean word from 白地, same as "uncultivated land; unevidenced state". Given the rather unnatural semantics, speculatively compare Mandarin 白白地 (báibái de) with the Mandarin adverbalizing sense of 地 (de), not usual in Sino-Korean.
According to Gyeongnam Bangeon Sajeon, nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 백주 (白晝, baekju, “daytime”), contracted from 백주(白晝)에 (baekjue, “blatantly forcing [that which would not naturally happen]”, literally “in broad daylight”)
Noun
[edit]- Only used in 백지(白地)로 (baekjiro, “(dialectal) in vain, to no avail, pointlessly”).
Adverb
[edit]- (now usually dialectal) in vain, to no avail, pointlessly
- 백지 갔다 아이가. (Gyeongsang dialect, Changwon) ― Baekji gatda aiga. ― Us going was pointless, wasn't it?
Etymology 4
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 白芷 (“Angelica dahurica”).
Noun
[edit]- Angelica dahurica (a herb used in medicine), or the root thereof
Further reading
[edit]- 경남 방언 사전 [gyeongnam bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of southern Gyeongsang varieties], volume I, South Gyeongsang Provincial Government, 2017, page 360