억지

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Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Probably related to the first element of 억누르다 (eongnureuda, “to repress”), and to 우기다 (ugida, “to stubbornly insist on”). -ji is probably a suffix; the Gyeongsang dialect has the form 욱 (uk) for this term.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eokji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eogji
McCune–Reischauer?ŏkchi
Yale Romanization?ekci

Noun

억지 • (eokji)

  1. the stubbornness of attempting to forcefully do something which would not naturally happen
    억지를 부려 돈을 받아냈다.
    eokji-reul buryeo don-eul badanaetda.
    He got the money from them by stubbornly insisting.
    너의 주장은 순 억지야.
    neo-ui jujang-eun sun eokji-ya.
    Your claims are sheer stubbornness.
  2. a forced thing
    그녀의 웃음은 억지였다.
    geunyeo-ui useum-eun eokji-yeotda.
    Her smile was forced.
    억지 눈물을 쥐어짰다.
    eokji nunmur-eul jwieojjatda.
    He squeezed out crocodile tears.

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