Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 聖地.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongji
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngji
Yale Romanization?sēngci

Noun edit

성지 (seongji) (hanja 聖地)

  1. hallowed ground, holy place; the Holy Land
    성지 순례가다
    seongji sullyereul gada
    to go on a pilgrimage