Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 造作 (fabrication, invention).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jojak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jojag
McCune–Reischauer?chojak
Yale Romanization?cōcak

Noun

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조작 (jojak) (hanja 造作)

  1. fabrication, invention, rigging
    Synonym: 주작(做作) (jujak)

Derived terms

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