현학

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 玄學, from (profound, mysterious) + (learning, -ology).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?hyen.hak

Noun

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현학 (hyeonhak) (hanja 玄學)

  1. deep and complex theories that are difficult to comprehend
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. (philosophy) Xuanxue

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 衒學, from (boast, brag) + (learning, knowledge).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nɦa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?hyēn.hak

Noun

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Derived verbs
Active 현학하다

현학 (hyeonhak) (hanja 衒學)

  1. boasting about one's knowledge or education; pretending to be a scholar
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Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 顯學, from (renowned, prominent) + (learning, knowledge).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nɦa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?hyēn.hak

Noun

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현학 (hyeonhak) (hanja 顯學)

  1. prominent field of study or school of thought; renowned scholar
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from 玄鶴, from (black; deep, profound) + (crane (bird)).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?hyen.hak

Noun

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현학 (hyeonhak) (hanja 玄鶴)

  1. black crane; old crane
Derived terms
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