저격

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 狙擊.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɡjʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [저(ː)격]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeogyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeogyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏgyŏk
Yale Romanization?cēkyek

Noun

저격 • (jeogyeok) (hanja 狙擊)

  1. sniping
  2. (slang) attacking a specific target
    저격글 ― jeogyeokgeul ― online post that criticizes someone in particular
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