멀찌감치

Korean

Etymology

멀 (meol-, “far”) +‎ 찍 (-jjik) +‎ 암치 (-amchi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈iɡa̠mt͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [멀찌감치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meoljjigamchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meoljjigamchi
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏltchigamch'i
Yale Romanization?	melccikamchi

Adverb

멀찌감치 • (meoljjigamchi)

1. sufficiently far away, far enough away

Synonyms

• 멀찍이 (meoljjigi)