자식

자식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 子息, from 子 (“child”) + 息 (“living”)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕa̠ɕʰik̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[자식]

Revised Romanization? jasik Revised Romanization (translit.)? jasig McCune–Reischauer? chasik Yale Romanization? casik

Noun

자식 • (jasik) (hanja 子息)

1. a child or children (synonym: 자녀)
2. (slang) a rude term for a younger person (synonym: 새끼)