심지어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 甚至於.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)md͡ʑiʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [심(ː)지어]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?simjieo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?simjieo
McCune–Reischauer?simjiŏ
Yale Romanization?sīmcie

Adverb

심지어 • (simjieo) (hanja 甚至於)

  1. even, what is worse/what was worse
    그는 심지어 일요일에도 일한다.
    Geu-neun simjieo iryoir-e-do ilhanda.
    He even works on Sundays.
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