졸작

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [졸짝]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joljak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joljag
McCune–Reischauer?cholchak
Yale Romanization?colqcak

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 拙作, from 拙 (“awkward, clumsy”) + 作 (“work, composition”).

Noun

졸작 • (joljak) (hanja 拙作)

  1. poor-quality work; subpar work (especially of a piece of writing)
  2. (humble) my crude writing; used to humbly refer to one's own work
Coordinate terms
  • 걸작 (傑作, geoljak, “masterpiece”)
  • 망작 (亡作, mangjak, “rubbish work”)
  • 명작 (名作, myeongjak, “excellent work”)
  • 범작 (凡作, beomjak, “average work”)
  • 수작 (秀作, sujak, “good work”)

Etymology 2

Noun

졸작 • (joljak) (hanja 卒作)

  1. short for 졸업작품(卒業作品) (joreopjakpum, “graduation project, especially in art schools”)
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