급소

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese 急所(きゅうしょ) (kyūsho, “pressure point, essential notion”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯps͈o̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [급쏘]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geupso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geubso
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭpso
Yale Romanization?	kup.so

Noun

급소 • (geupso)

1. vital point, tender spot, keypoint, sore point

   급소를 공격하다 ― geupso-reul gonggyeokhada ― to strike at a vital point

   급소를 찌른 질문 ― geupso-reul jjireun jilmun ― a searching question