Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 狙擊.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɡjʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeogyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeogyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏgyŏk
Yale Romanization?cēkyek

Noun

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저격 (jeogyeok) (hanja 狙擊)

  1. sniping
  2. (slang) attacking a specific target
    저격jeogyeokgeulonline post that criticizes someone in particular