Korean

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Etymology

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해(害) (hae, harm) +‎ 코지 (koji).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)kʰo̞d͡ʑi] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)kʰo̞d͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haekoji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haekoji
McCune–Reischauer?haek'oji
Yale Romanization?hāy.khoci

Noun

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해코지 (haekoji)

  1. the act of harming

Derived terms

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