개죽음

Korean

Etymology

From 개- (gae-, “inferior”) + 죽음 (jugeum, “death”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛd͡ʑuɡɯm] ~ [ke̞d͡ʑuɡɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개주금/게주금]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaejugeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaejug'eum
McCune–Reischauer?kaejugŭm
Yale Romanization?kaycwuk.um

Noun

개죽음 • (gaejugeum)

  1. (colloquial) A pointless death.
    Synonym: (rare, formal) 도사 (dosa)

Derived terms
  • 개죽음하다 (gaejugeumhada, “to die in vain”)
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