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)

1. genius

   그는 천재인 것이 분명하다.

   Geu-neun cheonjae-in geos-i bunmyeonghada.

   he is clearly a genius.

   • 1936 September, Yi Sang, 이상(李箱), “날개 (Nalgae)”, in 朝(조)光(광) (Jogwang), number 11:

     「剝(박)製(제)가되어버린天(천)才(재)」를 아시오?

     bakje-ga doeeo beorin cheonjae-reul asio?

     Do you know the genius that has become a stuffing?