지경

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 地境

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jigyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jigyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?chigyŏng
    Yale Romanization?cikyeng

    Noun

    지경 • (jigyeong) (hanja 地境)

    1. circumstances, situation
      배고파 죽을 지경이다.
      Baegopa jug-eul jigyeong'ida.
      I'm starving to death.