갑질

Korean

Etymology

From 갑(甲) (gap, “first, first place”) +‎ 질 (-jil, “act of doing something”, or disapproving noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠p̚t͡ɕ͈iɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [갑찔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gapjil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gabjil
McCune–Reischauer?	kapchil
Yale Romanization?	kapcil

Noun

갑질 • (gapjil) (hanja 甲질)

1. bullying, arrogance, high-handedness; domineering, overbearing behavior

   그 회사의 사장은 직원들에게 자주 갑질을 했다.

   Geu hoesa-ui sajang-eun jigwon-deur-ege jaju gapjir-eul haetda.

   The CEO of that company often engaged in bullying towards employees.