In-ji-sang-jeong

人

사람 인

之

갈 지

常

항상 상

情

뜻 정

Character by character

Meaning

The ordinary feeling any human being would have.

Origin

A phrase common in Chinese classics, referring to natural human emotion.

How it is used

Used to say that someone’s disappointment or wanting is understandable.

Hanja人之常情

Simplified人之常情

Korean reading인지상정

Pinyinrén zhī cháng qíng

Frequently asked questions

Q. What does In-ji-sang-jeong mean?

人之常情 · The ordinary feeling any human being would have.

Q. Where does In-ji-sang-jeong come from?

A phrase common in Chinese classics, referring to natural human emotion.

Q. How is In-ji-sang-jeong used?

Used to say that someone’s disappointment or wanting is understandable.

Idioms in the same group

管鮑之交 Gwan-po-ji-gyoThe friendship of Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya — friends who truly know each other.竹馬故友 Juk-ma-go-uAn old friend from bamboo-horse days — someone you grew up with.百年偕老 Baeng-nyeon-hae-roGrowing old together for a hundred years.同苦同樂 Dong-go-dong-nakSharing the hardship and the joy alike.類類相從 Yu-yu-sang-jongLike follows like — similar people gather together.結草報恩 Gyeol-cho-bo-eunTie the grass to repay a kindness — gratitude that outlasts death.

The idioms used in Korea mix phrases from the Chinese classics with ones coined in Korea. Where an expression is not used in China, the entry says so.