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Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | chi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'i |
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| Yale Romanization? | chi |
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Etymology 1
Suffix
치 • (-chi)
- Contraction of 하지 (ha-ji).
- 중요치 않다. ― Jung'yo-chi anta. ― It is not important.
사람들이 원치 않는 것을 강요해서는 안 됩니다.- Saram-deur-i won-chi anneun geos-eul gang'yo-haeseoneun an doemnida.
- You should not coerce people into doing something they do not want to do.
Usage notes
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean suffixes; see the main entries.
Suffix
치 • (-chi)
- See the entry at 치(癡) (chi, “someone who is terrible at...”).
- See the entry at 치(値) (chi, “value”).