식자

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 識者.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sikja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sigja
McCune–Reischauer?sikcha
Yale Romanization?sikca

Noun

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식자 (sikja) (hanja 識者)

  1. (literary) intellectual; an educated person; a discerning person
    Synonym: 지식인(知識人) (jisigin, intellectual)
    나라에서 식자 살기 어렵다.
    I nara-eseo sikjaro salgi-neun cham eoryeopda.
    It is truly difficult to live as an intellectual in this country.