이간질

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 리간질 (離間질, riganjil) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 離間, from 離 (“to separate”) + 間 (“between”) + 질 (jil, “a depreciative noun-forming suffix attached to nouns”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈiːɡa̠nd͡ʑiɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[이:간질]
Revised Romanization? iganjil
Revised Romanization (translit.)? iganjil
McCune–Reischauer? iganjil
Yale Romanization? īkancil

Noun

이간질 • (iganjil) (hanja 離間) + 질 (jil)

  1. alienating; making mischief; coming between; playing one side against the other
    이간질도 아무나 할 수 있는 것이 아니다.
    Iganjildo amuna hal su inneun geosi anida.
    To alienate someone from others is not something anyone can do.
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