새가슴

Korean

Etymology

새가슴이 있는 사람 (saegaseum-i inneun saram, “person with a pigeon chest”)

새 (sae, “bird”) +‎ 가슴 (gaseum, “chest”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯm] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)가슴/세(ː)가슴]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saegaseum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saegaseum
McCune–Reischauer?	saegasŭm
Yale Romanization?	sāykasum

Noun

새가슴 • (saegaseum)

1. timid person
2. (baseball slang) choker; player who performs badly at important games
3. pectus carinatum; pigeon chest