곡절

Korean

Derived verbs

Active	곡절하다

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 曲折.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [곡쩔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gokjeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gogjeol
McCune–Reischauer?	kokchŏl
Yale Romanization?	kokcel

Noun

곡절 • (gokjeol) (hanja 曲折)

1. bentness, crookedness
2. twists and turns, complications, ups and downs

Derived terms

• 우여곡절 (迂餘曲折, uyeogokjeol, “vicissitudes, twists and turns”)