아집

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 我執, from 我 (“me; ego”) + 執 (“grab; obsess”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)d͡ʑip̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)집]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ajip
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ajib
    McCune–Reischauer?ajip
    Yale Romanization?ācip

    Noun

    아집 • (ajip) (hanja 我執)

    1. (Buddhism, philosophy) the belief that the ego exists, in opposition to the Buddhist concept of anattā or non-self
    2. (derogatory) egotistic stubbornness, obsession that only one's own ideas are correct
      Synonym: (less pejorative) 고집(固執) (gojip)
      아집을 부리는 사람들은 온라인 공동 프로젝트의 주적이다.
      Ajib-eul burineun saram-deur-eun ollain gongdong peurojekteu-ui jujeog-ida.
      Those who are unreasonably stubborn are the chief enemy of online community projects.
    • (Buddhism): 법집(法執) (beopjip)
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