Where does “정신승리” come from?
정신승리 (Korean) comes from Korean 승리(勝利).
정신승리 (Korean): mental gymnastics to justify a defeat, literally "psychological victory"
Definitions
- mental gymnastics to justify a defeat, literally "psychological victory"
Ancestry of “정신승리”, step by step
정신승리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 승리(勝利)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 승리(勝利) | — |
via Korean 정신(精神)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 정신(精神) | — |