가식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 假飾, from 假 (“false”) + 飾 (“adornment”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɕʰik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)식]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gasik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gasig
McCune–Reischauer?	kasik
Yale Romanization?	kāsik

Noun

가식 • (gasik) (hanja 假飾)

1. affectation; pretense

Derived terms

• 가식적 (gasikjeok, “pretentious”)
• 가식하다 (gasikhada, “to be pretentious”)