현학
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 玄學, from 玄 (“profound, mysterious”) + 學 (“learning, -ology”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çʌ̹nɦa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [현학]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | hyeonhak |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeonhag |
McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏnhak |
Yale Romanization? | hyen.hak |
Noun
현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 玄學)
- deep and complex theories that are difficult to comprehend
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (philosophy) Xuanxue
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 衒學, from 衒 (“boast, brag”) + 學 (“learning, knowledge”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nɦa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)학]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | hyeonhak |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeonhag |
McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏnhak |
Yale Romanization? | hyēn.hak |
Noun
Active | 현학하다 |
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현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 衒學)
- boasting about one's knowledge or education; pretending to be a scholar
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived terms
- 현학적(衒學的) (hyeonhakjeok, determiner)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 顯學, from 顯 (“renowned, prominent”) + 學 (“learning, knowledge”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nɦa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)학]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | hyeonhak |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeonhag |
McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏnhak |
Yale Romanization? | hyēn.hak |
Noun
현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 顯學)
- prominent field of study or school of thought; renowned scholar
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 玄鶴, from 玄 (“black; deep, profound”) + 鶴 (“crane (bird)”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çʌ̹nɦa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [현학]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | hyeonhak |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeonhag |
McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏnhak |
Yale Romanization? | hyen.hak |
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