호구

Korean edit

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)ɡu]
Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)구]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hogu
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hogu
McCune–Reischauer^?	hogu
Yale Romanization^?	hōkwu

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 虎口, from 虎 (“tiger”) + 口 (“mouth”). The "pushover" sense derives from the game of Go sense, implying someone who would be submissive enough to be willing to place their stone in such a position.

Black has set a 호구 (hogu) position at 7B to the upper left.

Noun edit

호구 • (hogu) (hanja 虎口)

the jaws of death; a very dangerous situation
(go) a position surrounded by three enemy stones; if a player places their stone here, they will be immediately taken by the enemy in the next move
(colloquial) an overly naive and submissive person; pushover, doormat, sucker

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 戶口, from 戶 (“house”) + 口 (“counter for people”)

Noun edit

호구 • (hogu) (hanja 戶口)

(formal) number of households