Korean

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Etymology

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From 군- (gun-, “useless”) + 소리 (sori, “sound”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)nsʰo̞ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gunsori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gunsoli
McCune–Reischauer?kunsori
Yale Romanization?kwūnsoli

Noun

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군소리 (gunsori)

  1. chatter; prattle
    군소리 좀 작작 하여라.
    gunsori jom jakjak hayeora.
    Kindly keep your prattle to a reasonable level.