고의사구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 고의(故意) (goui, “intentional”) + 사구(四球) (sagu, “walk”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɰi sʰa̠(ː)ɡu] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)i sʰa̠(ː)ɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)의 사(ː)구/고(ː)이 사(ː)구]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goui sagu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	goui sagu
McCune–Reischauer?	koŭi sagu
Yale Romanization?	kōuy sākwu

Noun

고의사구 • (gouisagu) (hanja 故意四球)

1. (baseball) intentional walk; intentional base on balls