정신

정신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 精神 (“spirit, mind”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɕʰin]
• Phonetic Hangul[정신]

Revised Romanization? jeongsin Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeongsin McCune–Reischauer? chŏngsin Yale Romanization? cengsin

Noun

정신 • (jeongsin) (hanja 精神)

1. spirit
2. mind

Derived terms

• 정신 승리 (jeongsin seungni, “mental victory”) a term that refers to a person who lost, but tries to ignore reality and brainwashes that he won mentally.