개죽음

Korean

Etymology

From 개- (gae-, “inferior”) + 죽음 (jugeum, “death”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɛd͡ʑuɡɯm] ~ [ke̞d͡ʑuɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [개주금/게주금]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaejugeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaejug'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	kaejugŭm
Yale Romanization?	kaycwuk.um

Noun

개죽음 • (gaejugeum)

1. (colloquial) A pointless death.

   Synonym: (rare, formal) 도사 (dosa)

Derived terms

• 개죽음하다 (gaejugeumhada, “to die in vain”)