식자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 識者.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
Phonetic hangul: [식짜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sikja
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sigja
McCune–Reischauer^?	sikcha
Yale Romanization^?	sikca

Noun

식자 • (sikja) (hanja 識者)

(literary) intellectual; an educated person; a discerning person
Synonym: 지식인(知識人) (jisigin, “intellectual”)

이 나라 에서 식자로 살기 는 참 어렵다.
I nara-eseo sikjaro salgi-neun cham eoryeopda.
It is truly difficult to live as an intellectual in this country.

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