이간질

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]

Revised Romanization? iganjil Revised Romanization (translit.)? iganjil McCune–Reischauer? iganjil Yale Romanization? īkancil

Noun

이간질 • (iganjil) (hanja 離間) + 질 (jil)

1. 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.