현학

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Korean

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 玄學, from 玄 (“profound, mysterious”) + 學 (“learning, -ology”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?hyen.hak

Noun

현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 玄學)

  1. deep and complex theories that are difficult to comprehend
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  2. (philosophy) Xuanxue

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 衒學, from 衒 (“boast, brag”) + 學 (“learning, knowledge”).

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?hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?hyēn.hak

Noun

Derived verbs
Active 현학하다

현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 衒學)

  1. boasting about one's knowledge or education; pretending to be a scholar
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Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 顯學, from 顯 (“renowned, prominent”) + 學 (“learning, knowledge”).

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?hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?hyēn.hak

Noun

현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 顯學)

  1. prominent field of study or school of thought; renowned scholar
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Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 玄鶴, from 玄 (“black; deep, profound”) + 鶴 (“crane (bird)”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?hyen.hak

Noun

현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 玄鶴)

  1. black crane; old crane
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