불알친구

Korean

Etymology

불알 (bural, “testicle”) +‎ 친구(親舊) (chin'gu, “friend”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɾa̠ʎt͡ɕʰinɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [부랄친구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buralchin'gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bul'alchingu
McCune–Reischauer?	puralch'in'gu
Yale Romanization?	pul.alchinkwu

Noun

불알친구 • (buralchin'gu)

1. (colloquial, male) close friend since childhood

   Synonyms: 죽마고우(竹馬故友) (jungmagou), 소꿉친구 (sokkupchin'gu)