정지
Jeju
Pronunciation
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeongji |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongji |
| Yale Romanization? | cengci |
Noun
정지 (jeongji)
Synonyms
- 부섭 (buseop)
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 停止 (“stop”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑi]
- Phonetic hangul: [정지]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeongji |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongji |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏngji |
| Yale Romanization? | cengci |
Noun
정지 • (jeongji) (hanja 停止)
- stop, halt
- suspension, cessation
- (Internet) suspension, block
- Synonym: 차단(遮斷) (chadan)
Usage notes
- (停止, jeongji) is used for concrete objects (e.g. people, cars), or for halts imposed externally (e.g. a revoked license, commercial activity halted due to anti-pandemic measures). 중지 (中止, jungji) cannot be used for objects, and has a stronger connotation of being voluntary or at least not forced externally (e.g. a government deciding to halt a certain program, a computer program ceasing to function).
Derived terms
- 정지(停止)되다 (jeongjidoeda)
- 정지(停止)하다 (jeongjihada)
Interjection
정지 • (jeongji) (hanja 停止)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 靜止 (“to be still”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑi]
- Phonetic hangul: [정지]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeongji |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongji |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏngji |
| Yale Romanization? | cengci |
Noun
정지 • (jeongji) (hanja 靜止)
Derived terms
- 정지(靜止)되다 (jeongjidoeda)
- 정지(靜止)하다 (jeongjihada)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 整地 (“to flatten the earth”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑi]
- Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)지]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeongji |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongji |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏngji |
| Yale Romanization? | cēngci |
Noun
정지 • (jeongji) (hanja 整地)
- (construction) flattening the earth
- Synonym: 고르기 (goreugi)
- 부지 정지 사업 ― buji jeongji sa'eop ― work to level the construction site
Derived terms
- 정지(整地)하다 (jeongjihada)
Etymology 4
Noun
정지 • (jeongji)
- (Gangwon, Jeolla dialect, Gyeongsang, Chungcheong) kitchen
- 1982 January 18, 김채란 [gimchaeran], “그림의 열녀 [geurimui yeollyeo]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye][1], 경상남도 의령군 부림면 [gyeongsangnamdo uiryeonggun burimmyeon]: