조예

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 造詣.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)je̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [조(ː)예]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joye
McCune–Reischauer?choye
Yale Romanization?cō.yey

Noun

조예 • (joye) (hanja 造詣)

  1. expertise; expert knowledge; familiarity
    그는 음악에도 조예가 깊다.
    geu-neun eumag-e-do joye-ga gipda.
    He has expert knowledge in music also.

Usage notes

This term is mainly used with a few select adjectives, such as 깊다 (gipda, “to be deep”) and 상당하다 (sangdanghada, “to be considerable”).

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