인지상정

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 人之常情, from 人 (“people”) + 之 (“'s”) + 常情 (“universal emotion”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [iɲd͡ʑisʰa̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [인지상정]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?injisangjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?injisangjeong
McCune–Reischauer?injisangjŏng
Yale Romanization?in.cisangceng

Noun

인지상정 • (injisangjeong) (hanja 人之常情)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) human nature; what is natural and normal in human relationships
    이별이 슬픈 것은 인지상정이다.
    Ibyeor-i seulpeun geos-eun injisangjeong-ida.
    It is human nature to be sad when saying farewell [to a family member, a romantic partner, a close friend, etc.].
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