악착같이

Korean

Etymology

악착(齷齪) (akchak, stubbornness) +‎ -같이 (-gachi, as)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠k̚t͡ɕʰa̠k̚k͈a̠t͡ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?akchakgachi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agchaggat'i
McCune–Reischauer?akch'akkach'i
Yale Romanization?akchak.kath.i

Adverb

악착같이 • (akchakgachi)

  1. persistently, tenaciously, doggedly
    악착같이 깎다
    akchakgachi gaps-eul kkakda
    to drive the hardest bargain