통견

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洞見 (“see clearly”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋɡjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [통(ː)견]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tonggyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tonggyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	t'onggyŏn
Yale Romanization?	thōngkyen

Noun

통견 • (tonggyeon) (hanja 洞見)

1. insight, intuition, penetration, divination, acumen, discernment

   Synonym: 통찰(洞察) (tongchal, “insight, intuition”)

Derived terms

• 통견(洞見)하다 (tonggyeonhada, “to have insight into, discern”)