눈엣가시

Korean edit

Etymology edit

From 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ 에 (-e, locative marker) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive marker) +‎ 가시 (gasi, “thorn”), literally: "a thorn in the eye". Compare a similar expression in Chinese 眼中釘，肉中刺／眼中钉，肉中刺 (yǎnzhōngdīng, ròuzhōngcì, “a nail in the eye, a thorn in the flesh”).

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nune̞t̚k͈a̠ɕʰi] ~ [nune̞k͈a̠ɕʰi]
Phonetic hangul: [누넫까시/누네까시]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	nunetgasi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	nun'esgasi
McCune–Reischauer^?	nunetkasi
Yale Romanization^?	nwun.eyskasi

Noun edit

눈엣가시 • (nunetgasi)

an eyesore, a very disgusting person, an offense to the eye