저리

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [저리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeoli
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏri
Yale Romanization?	celi

Adverb

저리 • (jeori)

1. so, like that

Derived terms

• 저리하다 (jeorihada, “to behave like that, in that way”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [저리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeoli
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏri
Yale Romanization?	celi

Adverb

저리 • (jeori)

1. away; to that place, in that direction

   저리 가라! ― jeori gara! ― Go away!

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 低 (“low”) + 利 (“interest”). See also Japanese 低利.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [저(ː)리]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeoli
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏri
Yale Romanization?	cēli

Noun

저리 • (jeori) (hanja 低利)

1. (finance) low interest rates

   Antonym: 고리(高利) (gori, “high interest”)