성지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖地.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)지]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongji
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngji
Yale Romanization?	sēngci

Noun

성지 • (seongji) (hanja 聖地)

1. hallowed ground, holy place; the Holy Land

   성지 순례를 가다

   seongji sullyereul gada

   to go on a pilgrimage