자작자연

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 自作自演, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 自作自演(じさくじえん) (jisaku jien).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠d͡ʑa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠jʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jajakjayeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jajagjayeon
    McCune–Reischauer?chajakchayŏn
    Yale Romanization?cacakca.yen

    Noun

    자작자연 • (jajakjayeon) (hanja 自作自演)

    1. directing (a show) and acting by oneself
    2. staging (a farce) all by oneself