Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 洞察 (see clearly).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tongchal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tongchal
McCune–Reischauer?t'ongch'al
Yale Romanization?thōngchal

Noun

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통찰 (tongchal) (hanja 洞察)

  1. insight, intuition, discernment