천재

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 天才 (“genius”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞]
Phonetic hangul: [천재/천제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	cheonjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	cheonjae
McCune–Reischauer^?	ch'ŏnjae
Yale Romanization^?	chen.cay

Noun

천재 • (cheonjae) (hanja 天才)

genius
그 는 천재인 것 이 분명하다.
Geu-neun cheonjae-in geos-i bunmyeonghada.
he is clearly a genius.
- 1936 September, Yi Sang, 이상(李箱), “날개 (nalgae) [The Wings]”, in 朝(조)光(광) (Jogwang), number 11:
  「剝(박)製(제)가 되어 버린天(천)才(재)」를 아시오?
  bakje-ga doeeo beorin cheonjae-reul asio?
  Do you know the genius that has become a stuffing?

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