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촌뜨기

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Korean

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Etymology

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From 촌(村) (chon, country) +‎ 뜨기 (-tteugi, agent suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)nt͈ɯɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chontteugi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chontteugi
McCune–Reischauer?ch'onttŭgi
Yale Romanization?chōnttuki

Noun

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촌뜨기 (chontteugi)

  1. (derogatory) country bumpkin, hick, hillbilly