아집

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 我執, from 我 (“me; ego”) + 執 (“grab; obsess”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ajip
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ajib
McCune–Reischauer?	ajip
Yale Romanization?	ācip

Noun

아집 • (ajip) (hanja 我執)

1. (derogatory) egotistic stubbornness, obsession that only one's own ideas are correct

   Synonym: (less pejorative) 고집(固執) (gojip)

   아집을 부리는 사람들은 온라인 공동 프로젝트의 주적이다.

   Ajib-eul burineun saram-deur-eun ollain gongdong peurojekteu-ui jujeog-ida.

   Those who are unreasonably stubborn are the chief enemy of online community projects.

2. (Buddhism, philosophy) the belief that the ego exists, in opposition to the Buddhist concept of anattā or non-self

Related terms

• (Buddhism): 법집(法執) (beopjip)