좌지우지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 左之右之.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwa̠d͡ʑiud͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwajiuji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwajiuji
McCune–Reischauer?chwajiuji
Yale Romanization?cwaciwuci

Noun

좌지우지 • (jwajiuji) (hanja 左之右之)

  1. push around, boss around