이간질
Korean
Alternative forms
- 리간질 (離間질, riganjil) (North Korea)
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 離間, from 離 (“to separate”) + 間 (“between”) + 질 (jil, “a depreciative noun-forming suffix attached to nouns”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[ˈiːɡa̠nd͡ʑiɭ]
- Phonetic Hangul[이:간질]
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Noun
이간질 • (iganjil) (hanja 離間) + 질 (jil)
- alienating; making mischief; coming between; playing one side against the other
- 이간질도 아무나 할 수 있는 것이 아니다.
- Iganjildo amuna hal su inneun geosi anida.
- To alienate someone from others is not something anyone can do.