"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
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked: 24 76 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of 'Adverb': 42 58
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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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nunchikochi",
      "word": "눈치코치"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "yhy",
        "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"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "눈",
        "2": "",
        "3": "eye"
      },
      "expansion": "눈 (nun, “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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "눈치 • (nunchi)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_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"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "one's ability to sense what are the correct/wrong things to do in a situation"
      ],
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    },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "10 90",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "42 58",
          "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "눈치"
    },
    {
      "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",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "nunchikochi",
      "word": "눈치코치"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nunchikkeot",
      "sense": "Adverb",
      "word": "눈치껏"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "눈츼",
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      },
      "expansion": "First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 눈츼 (Yale: nwunchuy).",
      "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)",
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    }
  ],
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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"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "one's ability to sense what are the correct/wrong things to do in a situation"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "one's state of mind inferred from the facial expressions; hint given with the eyes"
      ],
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        [
          "hint",
          "hint"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[nuɲt͡ɕʰi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "눈치"
    },
    {
      "other": "[눈치]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "氣色",
      "roman": "gisaek",
      "word": "기색"
    },
    {
      "alt": "面色",
      "roman": "myeonsaek",
      "word": "면색"
    }
  ],
  "word": "눈치"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 눈치 meaning in Korean (2.0kB)

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Korean",
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}

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