적재적소

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 適材適所, from 適材 (“right talent”) + 適所 (“right place”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈ɛd͡ʑʌ̹ks͈o̞] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞d͡ʑʌ̹ks͈o̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [적째적쏘/적쩨적쏘]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeokjaejeokso
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeogjaejeogso
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏkchaejŏkso
    Yale Romanization?cekcaycek.so

    Noun

    적재적소 • (jeokjaejeokso) (hanja 適材適所)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) using the right person in the right place
      Synonym: 적재적처(適才適處) (jeokjaejeokcheo)
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