이기적

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 리기적 (rigijeok) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 利己的, from 利己 + 的

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ɡid͡ʑʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)기적]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?igijeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?igijeog
McCune–Reischauer?igijŏk
Yale Romanization?īkicek

Noun

이기적 • (igijeok) (hanja 利己的)

  1. selfish; egoistic
    인간은 모두 이기적이다.
    in'gan-eun modu igijeogida.
    All humans are selfish.
  • 이기심 (利己心, igisim, “selfishness”)
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