통찰

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 洞察 (see clearly).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?tongchal
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?tongchal
    McCune–Reischauer?t'ongch'al
    Yale Romanization?thōngchal

    Noun

    통찰 • (tongchal) (hanja 洞察)

    1. insight, intuition, discernment