자식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 子息, from 子 (“child”) + 息 (“living”)

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕa̠ɕʰik̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[자식]
Revised Romanization? jasik
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jasig
McCune–Reischauer? chasik
Yale Romanization? casik

Noun

자식 • (jasik) (hanja 子息)

  1. a child or children (synonym: 자녀)
  2. (slang) a rude term for a younger person (synonym: 새끼)
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