팔랑귀

Korean

Alternative forms

• 펄럭귀 (peolleokgwi)

Etymology

팔랑 (pallang, “flapping”, ideophonic root) +‎ 귀 (gwi, “ear”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠ɭɭa̠ŋɡɥi] ~ [pʰa̠ɭɭa̠ŋɡy]
• Phonetic hangul: [팔랑귀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pallanggwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pallanggwi
McCune–Reischauer?	p'allanggwi
Yale Romanization?	phallangkwi

Noun

팔랑귀 • (pallanggwi)

1. (humorous, colloquial, idiomatic) a credulous or gullible person; a person who is swayed easily by what others say

   Antonym: 말뚝귀 (malttukgwi)

   말만 듣고 이런 무용지물을 사다니, 넌 정말 팔랑귀다.

   Mal-man deutgo ireon muyongjimur-eul sadani, neon jeongmal pallanggwida.

   You bought something useless just going off what people were saying, you're so gullible.

   가는 팔랑귀가 돼갖고 예삿일이 아니다. (Gyeongsang dialect)

   Ganeun pallanggwiga dwaegatgo yesanniri anida.

   The kid's so gullible, it's a big deal.