추호

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 秋毫, from 秋 (“autumn”) + 毫 (“hair”), originally referring to a single strand of the soft down that grows on birds after they shed their feathers in autumn.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chuho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chuho
McCune–Reischauer?ch'uho
Yale Romanization?chwuho

Noun

추호 • (chuho) (hanja 秋毫)

  1. something very small (especially in the construction 추호도 없다 (chuho-do eopda, “to not have the slightest...”))
    그를 용서할 생각은 추호도 없다.
    Geu-reul yongseo-hal saenggag-eun chuho-do eopda.
    I do not have the slightest intention of forgiving him.
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