진취

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 進取

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰɥi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰy]
• Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)취]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jinchwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jinchwi
McCune–Reischauer?	chinch'wi
Yale Romanization?	cīn.chwi

Noun

진취 • (jinchwi) (hanja 進取)

1. progressiveness; enterprise

Derived terms

• Determiner: 진취적 (進取的, jinchwijeok, “enterprising”)
• Adjective: 진취하다 (進取하다, jinchwihada, “(to be) progressive; (to be) enterprising”)