Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 秋毫, from (autumn) + (hair), originally referring to a single strand of the soft down that grows on birds after they shed their feathers in autumn.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chuho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chuho
McCune–Reischauer?ch'uho
Yale Romanization?chwuho

Noun

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추호 (chuho) (hanja 秋毫)

  1. something very small (especially in the construction 추호 없다 (chuho-do eopda, to not have the slightest...))
    용서할 생각 추호 없다.
    Geu-reul yongseo-hal saenggag-eun chuho-do eopda.
    I do not have the slightest intention of forgiving him.