새치기
Korean
Etymology
새 (sae) + 치기 (chigi).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰiɡi] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t͡ɕʰiɡi]
- Phonetic hangeul: [새(ː)치기/세(ː)치기]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | saechigi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | saechigi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | saech'igi |
| Yale Romanization? | sāychiki |
Noun
새치기 • (saechigi)
- cutting in line
Derived terms
- 새치기하다 (saechigihada, “to jump the queue”)