새가슴

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Korean

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Etymology

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새가슴 있는 사람 (saegaseum-i inneun saram, person with a pigeon chest)

(sae, bird) +‎ 가슴 (gaseum, chest).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯm] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saegaseum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saegaseum
McCune–Reischauer?saegasŭm
Yale Romanization?sāykasum

Noun

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새가슴 (saegaseum)

  1. timid person
  2. (baseball slang) choker; player who performs badly at important games
  3. pectus carinatum; pigeon chest