지지

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕid͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [지지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jiji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jiji
McCune–Reischauer?	chiji
Yale Romanization?	cici

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 支持 (“support”)

Noun

지지 • (jiji) (hanja 支持)

1. support

Derived terms

• 지지하다 (支持하다, jijihada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 地支

Noun

지지 • (jiji) (hanja 地支)

1. earthly branch

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. See also this blog post.

Noun

지지 • (jiji)

1. (childish) dirty thing