새치기

Korean

Etymology

새 (sae) +‎ 치기 (chigi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰiɡi] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t͡ɕʰiɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)치기/세(ː)치기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saechigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saechigi
McCune–Reischauer?	saech'igi
Yale Romanization?	sāy.chiki

Noun

새치기 • (saechigi)

1. cutting in line

Derived terms

• 새치기하다 (saechigihada, “to jump the queue”)