지경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地境

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɡjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [지경]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jigyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jigyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	chigyŏng
Yale Romanization?	cikyeng

Noun

지경 • (jigyeong) (hanja 地境)

1. circumstances, situation

   배고파 죽을 지경이다.

   baegopa jug-eul jigyeong'ida.

   I'm starving to death.