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TOPIK 5noun

아집

ajip

아집이 · 아집을

self-centered stubbornness, egotism

Example

아집을 버려야 다른 사람의 말이 들려요.

You have to let go of your stubbornness to really hear others.

Word parts

아 self집 cling

Literally 'clinging to the self' — originally a Buddhist term.