지식인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 知識人 (“intellectual”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɕʰiɡin]
• Phonetic hangul: [지시긴]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jisigin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jisig'in
McCune–Reischauer?	chisigin
Yale Romanization?	cisik.in

Noun

지식인 • (jisigin) (hanja 知識人)

1. intellectual

Synonyms

• 식자(識者) (sikja)