가식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 假飾, from 假 (“false”) + 飾 (“adornment”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɕʰik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)식]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gasik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gasig
McCune–Reischauer?kasik
Yale Romanization?kāsik

Noun

가식 • (gasik) (hanja 假飾)

  1. affectation; pretense

Derived terms
  • 가식적 (gasikjeok, “pretentious”)
  • 가식하다 (gasikhada, “to be pretentious”)
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