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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 識者.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sikja |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sigja |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sikcha |
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| Yale Romanization? | sikca |
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Noun
식자 • (sikja) (hanja 識者)
- (literary) intellectual; an educated person; a discerning person
- Synonym: 지식인(知識人) (jisigin, “intellectual”)
이 나라에서 식자로 살기는 참 어렵다.- I nara-eseo sikjaro salgi-neun cham eoryeopda.
- It is truly difficult to live as an intellectual in this country.