처세술

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 처세(處世) (cheose, living with people) + 술(術) (sul, art).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheosesul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheosesul
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏsesul
Yale Romanization?chēseyswul

Noun

처세술 (cheosesul) (hanja 處世術)

  1. the art of living; the art of worldly wisdom
    Synonym: 유영술(游泳術) (yuyeongsul)