옥신각신

Korean

Alternative forms

• 올씬갈씬 (olssin'galssin), 옥진각진 (okjin'gakjin) — misspellings

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞kɕ͈inɡa̠kɕ͈in]
• Phonetic hangul: [옥씬각씬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oksin'gaksin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ogsingagsin
McCune–Reischauer?	oksin'gaksin
Yale Romanization?	ok.sinkak.sin

Adverb

옥신각신 • (oksin'gaksin)

1. arguing about right and wrong

   우리는 옥신각신 다투지 말고 서로 존중해야 해요

   Uri-neun oksin'gaksin datu-ji malgo seoro jonjunghaeya haeyo

   We should respect each other instead of arguing fiercely.

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	옥신각신하다

옥신각신 • (oksin'gaksin)

1. quarrel, debate, argument

   Synonyms: 설왕설래(說往說來) (seorwangseollae), 승강(昇降)이 (seunggang'i), 언쟁(言爭) (eonjaeng)