"정신승리" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɕʰinsʰɯŋni] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: jeongsinseungni [romanization], 精神勝利 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 정신(精神) (jeongsin, “psychology”) + 승리(勝利) (seungni, “victory”), an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 精神勝利 /精神胜利 (“psychological victory”), used by Chinese author Lu Xun in his 1922 novella "The True Story of Ah Q" to describe the main character's deluded approach to life. Compare Chinese 阿Q精神 (“Ah Q spirit”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-Sino|정신(精神)|psychology|승리(勝利)|victory|comp=y}} Sino-Korean word from 정신(精神) (jeongsin, “psychology”) + 승리(勝利) (seungni, “victory”), {{obor|ko|zh|精神勝利|nocap=y|t=psychological victory}} orthographic borrowing from Chinese 精神勝利 /精神胜利 (“psychological victory”), {{cog|zh|阿Q精神|t=Ah Q spirit}} Chinese 阿Q精神 (“Ah Q spirit”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=精神勝利}} 정신승리 • (jeongsinseungni) (hanja 精神勝利)
  1. mental gymnastics to justify a defeat, literally "psychological victory" Wikipedia link: Lu Xun, The True Story of Ah Q

Inflected forms

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