조예

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 造詣.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)je̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [조(ː)예]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?joye
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?joye
    McCune–Reischauer?choye
    Yale Romanization?cō.yey

    Noun

    조예 • (joye) (hanja 造詣)

    1. expertise; expert knowledge; familiarity
      그는 음악에도 조예가 깊다.
      Geu-neun eumag-e-do joye-ga gipda.
      He has expert knowledge in music also.

    Usage notes

    This term is mainly used with a few select adjectives, such as 깊다 (gipda, “to be deep”) and 상당하다 (sangdanghada, “to be considerable”).

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