짹소리

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 짹 (jjaek, “chirp, peep, tweet”) +‎ 소리 (sori, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕ͈ɛks͈o̞ɾi] ~ [t͡ɕ͈e̞ks͈o̞ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [짹쏘리/쩩쏘리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jjaeksori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jjaegsoli
McCune–Reischauer?	tchaeksori
Yale Romanization?	ccayk.soli

Noun

짹소리 • (jjaeksori)

1. (onomatopoeia) chirp, peep, tweet

   나는 술래에게 들키지 않으려고 문 뒤에서 짹소리 없이 숨어 있었다.

   Na-neun sullae-ege deulkiji aneuryeogo mun dwi-eseo jjaeksori eopsi sumeo isseotda.

   I hid behind the door without making a peep so as not to be detected by the tagger.