천재

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 天才 (“genius”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʰʌ̹nd͡ʑe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[천재]
Revised Romanization? cheonjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? cheonjae
McCune–Reischauer? ch'ŏnjae
Yale Romanization? chencay

Noun

천재 • (cheonjae) (hanja 天才)

  1. genius
    • 1936 September, 이상(李箱) (Isang), “날개 (Nalgae) [The Wings]”, in 조광(朝光) (Jogwang), number 11:
      박제가 되어 버린 천재를 아시오?
      Bakjega doeeo beorin cheonjaereul asio?
      Have you ever seen a stuffed genius?
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