청개구리

Korean

Etymology

Literally "green frog," from 청(靑) (cheong, “green”) +‎ 개구리 (gaeguri, “frog”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡɛɡuɾi] ~ [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡe̞ɡuɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [청개구리/청게구리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonggaeguri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonggaeguli
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnggaeguri
Yale Romanization?chengkaykwuli

Noun

청개구리 • (cheonggaeguri)

  1. The Japanese treefrog, Hyla japonica.
  2. (figurative) contrarian, a disobedient person

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (3 June 2007 (last accessed)) “청개구리 [cheonggaeguri]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
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