처세술

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)sʰe̞sʰuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)세술]
    • 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)
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