Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 虛勢.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heose
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heose
McCune–Reischauer?hŏse
Yale Romanization?hesey

Noun

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허세 (heose) (hanja 虛勢)

  1. brag; bluff; showing off
    허세 부리다
    heosereul burida
    to bluff