개꿈

Korean

Etymology

From 개 (gae-, “of inferior quality”) +‎ 꿈 (kkum, “dream”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)k͈um] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)k͈um]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)꿈/게(ː)꿈]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaekkum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gae'kkum
McCune–Reischauer?	kaekkum
Yale Romanization?	kāy.kkwum

Noun

개꿈 • (gaekkum)

1. A meaningless dream.