곡절

Korean

Derived verbs
Active 곡절하다

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 曲折.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gokjeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gogjeol
McCune–Reischauer?kokchŏl
Yale Romanization?kokcel

Noun

곡절 • (gokjeol) (hanja 曲折)

  1. bentness, crookedness
  2. twists and turns, complications, ups and downs

Derived terms

  • 우여곡절 (迂餘曲折, uyeogokjeol, “vicissitudes, twists and turns”)
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