개소리

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Korean

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Etymology

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From (gae, dog) +‎ 소리 (sori, sound).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)sʰo̞ɾi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰo̞ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaesori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaesoli
McCune–Reischauer?kaesori
Yale Romanization?kāysoli

Noun

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개소리 (gaesori)

  1. (vulgar, derogatory) bullshit, nonsense

See also

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