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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | joljak |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | joljag |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | cholchak |
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| Yale Romanization? | colqcak |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 拙作, from 拙 (“awkward, clumsy”) + 作 (“work, composition”).
Noun
졸작 • (joljak) (hanja 拙作)
- poor-quality work; subpar work (especially of a piece of writing)
- (humble) my crude writing; used to humbly refer to one's own work
Coordinate terms
- 망작 (亡作, mangjak, “rubbish work”)
- 범작 (凡作, beomjak, “average work”)
- 수작 (秀作, sujak, “good work”)
- 명작 (名作, myeongjak, “excellent work”)
- 걸작 (傑作, geoljak, “masterpiece”)
Etymology 2
Noun
졸작 • (joljak) (hanja 卒作)
- Short for 졸업작품(卒業作品) (joreopjakpum, “graduation project, especially in art schools”).