교착

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyochak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyochag
McCune–Reischauer?kyoch'ak
Yale Romanization?kyo.chak

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 膠着 (agglutination; stalemate).

Noun

교착 (gyochak) (hanja 膠着)

  1. agglutination, adhesion
  2. deadlock, stalemate, impasse
    교착 상태gyochak sangtaestate of impasse
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 交錯 (interlock; crisscross).

Noun

교착 (gyochak) (hanja 交錯)

  1. interlocking, mingling
    희로애락 교착huiroaerag-ui gyochakinterlocking of human emotions
Derived terms