취지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 趣旨.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɥi(ː)d͡ʑi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰy(ː)d͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [취(ː)지]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chwiji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chwiji
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'wiji
Yale Romanization?	chwīci

Noun

취지 • (chwiji) (hanja 趣旨)

1. purpose; main point