"눈치" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [nuɲt͡ɕʰi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: nunchi [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 눈츼 (Yale: nwunchuy). From 눈 (nun, “eye”), with some unknown suffix. Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|yhy|눈츼|nwunchuy}} First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 눈츼 (Yale: nwunchuy)., {{ko-l|눈||eye}} 눈 (nun, “eye”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 눈치 • (nunchi)
  1. one's ability to sense what are the correct/wrong things to do in a situation
    Sense id: en-눈치-ko-noun-4gMHNCi2 Categories (other): Native Korean words Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 46 54
  2. one's state of mind inferred from the facial expressions; hint given with the eyes Derived forms (Adverb): 눈치껏 (nunchikkeot)
    Sense id: en-눈치-ko-noun-rfepO7DU Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Native Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked: 19 81 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'Adverb': 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 기색 (gisaek) (alt: 氣色), 면색 (myeonsaek) (alt: 面色) Derived forms: 눈치코치 (nunchikochi) Related terms: 眼力勁兒 (yǎnlìjìnr) [Chinese], 眼力劲儿 (yǎnlìjìnr) [Chinese], 眼色 (yǎnsè) [Chinese]

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nunchikochi",
      "word": "눈치코치"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "눈츼",
        "3": "nwunchuy"
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 눈츼 (Yale: nwunchuy).",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    },
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        "2": "",
        "3": "eye"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 눈츼 (Yale: nwunchuy). From 눈 (nun, “eye”), with some unknown suffix.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nunchi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yǎnlìjìnr",
      "tags": [
        "Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "眼力勁兒"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yǎnlìjìnr",
      "tags": [
        "Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "眼力劲儿"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yǎnsè",
      "tags": [
        "Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "眼色"
    }
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        }
      ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
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          "name": "Native Korean words",
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        }
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        {
          "_dis1": "43 57",
          "roman": "nunchikkeot",
          "sense": "Adverb",
          "word": "눈치껏"
        }
      ],
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        "one's state of mind inferred from the facial expressions; hint given with the eyes"
      ],
      "id": "en-눈치-ko-noun-rfepO7DU",
      "links": [
        [
          "hint",
          "hint"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nuɲt͡ɕʰi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[눈치]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "氣色",
      "roman": "gisaek",
      "word": "기색"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "面色",
      "roman": "myeonsaek",
      "word": "면색"
    }
  ],
  "word": "눈치"
}
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    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms derived from Early Modern Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Early Modern Korean",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Native Korean words"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "nunchikochi",
      "word": "눈치코치"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nunchikkeot",
      "sense": "Adverb",
      "word": "눈치껏"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "눈츼",
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      },
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      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "눈",
        "2": "",
        "3": "eye"
      },
      "expansion": "눈 (nun, “eye”)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 눈츼 (Yale: nwunchuy). From 눈 (nun, “eye”), with some unknown suffix.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nunchi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "눈치 • (nunchi)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "yǎnlìjìnr",
      "tags": [
        "Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "眼力勁兒"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǎnlìjìnr",
      "tags": [
        "Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "眼力劲儿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǎnsè",
      "tags": [
        "Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "眼色"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one's ability to sense what are the correct/wrong things to do in a situation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one's state of mind inferred from the facial expressions; hint given with the eyes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hint",
          "hint"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nuɲt͡ɕʰi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[눈치]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "氣色",
      "roman": "gisaek",
      "word": "기색"
    },
    {
      "alt": "面色",
      "roman": "myeonsaek",
      "word": "면색"
    }
  ],
  "word": "눈치"
}

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