개소리

Korean

Etymology

From 개 (gae, “dog”) +‎ 소리 (sori, “sound”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)sʰo̞ɾi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰo̞ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)소리/게(ː)소리]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaesori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaesoli
McCune–Reischauer?kaesori
Yale Romanization?kāysoli

Noun

개소리 • (gaesori)

  1. (vulgar, derogatory) bullshit, nonsense

See also

  • 강아지 소리 (gang'aji sori)
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