저격

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 狙擊.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeogyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeogyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏgyŏk
Yale Romanization?	cēkyek

Noun

저격 • (jeogyeok) (hanja 狙擊)

1. sniping
2. (slang) attacking a specific target

   저격글 ― jeogyeokgeul ― online post that criticizes someone in particular