고집

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 固執, from 固 (“firm”) + 執 (“holding”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gojip
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gojib
    McCune–Reischauer?kojip
    Yale Romanization?kocip

    Noun

    고집 • (gojip) (hanja 固執)

    1. stubbornness
      Synonyms: 억지 (eokji), 옹고집(壅固執) (onggojip), (pejorative) 아집(我執) (ajip)

    Derived terms

    • 고집불통 (固執不通, gojipbultong, “(a person of) great obstinacy”)
    • 고집스럽다 (gojipseureopda, “to be stubborn”)
    • 고집스레 (gojipseure, “stubbornly”)
    • 고집하다 (gojiphada, “to act stubbornly, be obstinate”)
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