인지상정

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 人之常情, from 人 (“people”) + 之 (“'s”) + 常情 (“universal emotion”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iɲd͡ʑisʰa̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [인지상정]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	injisangjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	injisangjeong
McCune–Reischauer?	injisangjŏng
Yale Romanization?	in.cisangceng

Noun

인지상정 • (injisangjeong) (hanja 人之常情)

1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) human nature; what is natural and normal in human relationships

   이별이 슬픈 것은 인지상정이다.

   Ibyeor-i seulpeun geos-eun injisangjeong-ida.

   It is human nature to be sad when saying farewell [to a family member, a romantic partner, a close friend, etc.].