Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 刻舟求劍.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠k̚t͡ɕ͈uɡuɡʌ̹m]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gakjugugeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gagjugugeom
McCune–Reischauer?kakchugugŏm
Yale Romanization?kakcwukwukem

Noun

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각주구검 (gakjugugeom) (hanja 刻舟求劍)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) being foolishly stubborn and unwilling to adapt to changes