이기주의

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 利己主義

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)ɡid͡ʑuɰi] ~ [ˈi(ː)ɡid͡ʑui]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)기주의/이(ː)기주이]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	igijuui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	igijuui
McCune–Reischauer?	igijuŭi
Yale Romanization?	īkicwuuy

Noun

이기주의 • (igijuui) (hanja 利己主義)

1. egoism

Antonyms

• 이타주의 (利他主義, itajuui)

Derived terms

• 이기주의자 (利己主義者, igijuuija)
• 이기주의적 (利己主義的, igijuuijeok)