기절

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 氣 (“qi”) + 絶 (“severing”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gijeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gijeol
    McCune–Reischauer?kijŏl
    Yale Romanization?kicel

    Noun

    기절 • (gijeol) (hanja 氣絶/氣絕)

    1. fainting; loss of consciousness

    Synonyms

    • 졸도 (卒倒, joldo)
    • 인사불성 (人事不省, insabulseong)

    Derived terms

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