지름길

Korean

Etymology

From 지름 (jireum, “taking shorter”), nominalization of 지르다 (jireuda) + 길 (gil, “road”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕiɾɯmɡiɭ]
• Phonetic Hangul[지름길]

Revised Romanization? jireumgil Revised Romanization (translit.)? jileumgil McCune–Reischauer? chirŭmgil Yale Romanization? cilumkil

Noun

지름길 • (jireumgil)

1. a shortcut
   • 지름길로 가다

     jilimgillo gada

     to take a shortcut

Synonyms

• 왕도 (wangdo)
• 빠른 (ppareun) 길