직딩

Korean

Etymology

From 직(職) (jik, “job, position”), formed similarly to 초(初)딩 (choding, “elementary school student”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕik̚t͈iŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [직띵]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jikding
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jigding
McCune–Reischauer?	chikting
Yale Romanization?	cikting

Noun

직딩 • (jikding) (hanja 職딩)

1. Slang form of 직장인(職場人) (jikjang'in, “office worker”)

   Coordinate terms: 초(初)딩 (choding), 중(中)딩 (jungding), 고(高)딩 (goding), 대(大)딩 (daeding)