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제정신 meaning and pronunciation

jejeongsin · right mind

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 83729
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 제정신Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    자기 본래의 바른 정신.

    English: right mind — A sane mind of one's own.

    Examples

    • 제정신이 돌아오다.
    • 제정신이 박히다.
    • 제정신이 아니다.
    • 제정신을 가지다.
    • 제정신을 놓다.
    • 제정신을 차리다.
Origin
제精神
Categories
인간 > 인지 행위

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