정신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 精神, from 精 (“to refine”) + 神 (“god”)

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangul: [정신]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongsin
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngsin
Yale Romanization?	cengsin

Noun

정신 • (jeongsin) (hanja 精神)

1. mind; consciousness; pneuma; psyche

Derived terms

• 정신승리 (jeongsinseungni, “mental victory”) a term that refers to a person who lost, but tries to ignore reality and brainwashes that he won mentally.