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TOPIK 6noun

인의예지

inuiyeji [이니예지]

인의예지가 · 인의예지를

benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom (the four Confucian virtues)

Example

옛 선비들은 인의예지를 가장 중요한 덕목으로 여겼어요.

Classical scholars regarded the four virtues as the most important.

Word parts

인 benevolence의 righteousness예 propriety지 wisdom

Four virtues in one word; Seoul's gates 흥인지문, 돈의문, 숭례문 use three of them.

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Pronounced [이늬예지]; in casual speech the 의 often sounds like [이].