죽마고우

Korean

Sino-Korean word from 竹馬故友, from 竹馬 (“bamboo horse”) + 故友 (“old friend”), i.e. an old friend with whom one used to play with bamboo horses during childhood. Cognate to Japanese 竹馬の友 and Chinese 竹馬之友／竹马之友 (zhúmǎzhīyǒu).

The term ultimately derives from a poem by Tang dynasty poet Li Bai; see 青梅竹馬／青梅竹马 (qīngméizhúmǎ) for more.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jungmagou
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jugmagou
McCune–Reischauer^?	chungmagou
Yale Romanization^?	cwukmakowu

죽마고우 • (jungmagou) (hanja 竹馬故友)