음치

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 音癡, from 音 (“sound”) + 癡 (“person with a deficiency”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯmt͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [음치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eumchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eumchi
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭmch'i
Yale Romanization?	umchi

Noun

음치 • (eumchi) (hanja 音癡)

1. one who is tone-deaf

Related terms

• 몸치(癡) (momchi)
• 박치(拍癡) (bakchi)