죽마고우

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 竹馬故友, from 竹馬 (“bamboo horse”) + 故友 (“old friend”), i.e. an old friend with whom one used to play with bamboo horses during childhood. Cognate to Japanese 竹馬の友 and Chinese 竹馬之友 / 竹马之友 (zhúmǎzhīyǒu).

The term ultimately derives from a poem by Tang dynasty poet Li Bai; see 青梅竹馬 / 青梅竹马 (qīngméizhúmǎ) for more.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuŋma̠ɡo̞u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [중마고우]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungmagou
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jugmagou
McCune–Reischauer?chungmagou
Yale Romanization?cwukmakowu

Noun

죽마고우 • (jungmagou) (hanja 竹馬故友)

  1. close friend since childhood

Synonyms

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