자초지종

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 自 (“from”) + 初 (“beginning”) + 至 (“until”) + 終 (“end”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠t͡ɕʰo̞d͡ʑid͡ʑo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [자초지종]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jachojijong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jachojijong
McCune–Reischauer?chach'ojijong
Yale Romanization?ca.chocicong

Noun

자초지종 • (jachojijong) (hanja 自初至終)

  1. the entire story
    자초지종을 듣고 나니 내가 다 억울해졌다.
    jachojijong-eul deutgo nani nae-ga da eogulhaejeotda.
    When I heard the whole story, even I was angry at the unfair situation.
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