Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 自作自演, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 自作自演(じさくじえん) (jisaku jien).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jajakjayeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jajagjayeon
McCune–Reischauer?chajakchayŏn
Yale Romanization?cacakca.yen

Noun

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자작자연 (jajakjayeon) (hanja 自作自演)

  1. directing (a show) and acting by oneself
  2. staging (a farce) all by oneself