구두쇠

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Korean

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Etymology

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구두 (gudu, shoe) +‎ (soe, metal). From the image of a man so stingy he would reinforce the soles of his shoes with metal so they could be worn longer.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gudusoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gudusoe
McCune–Reischauer?kudusoe
Yale Romanization?kwutwusoy

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 쇠의 / 구쇠에 / 구쇠까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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구두쇠 (gudusoe)

  1. miser