새치기

Korean

Etymology

새 (sae) +‎ 치기 (chigi).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰiɡi] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t͡ɕʰiɡi]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [새(ː)치기/세(ː)치기]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saechigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saechigi
McCune–Reischauer?saech'igi
Yale Romanization?sāychiki

Noun

새치기 • (saechigi)

  1. cutting in line

Derived terms

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