자식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 子息, from 子 (“child”) + 息 (“living”). From Middle Korean ᄌᆞ식 (Yale: cosik).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɕʰik̚]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [자식]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jasik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jasig
McCune–Reischauer?chasik
Yale Romanization?casik

Noun

자식 • (jasik) (hanja 子息)

  1. one's children, offspring
    Synonym: 자녀(子女) (janyeo)
  2. (slang) a somewhat rude term for a younger person
    Synonym: 새끼 (saekki)
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