골칫거리

Korean

FWOTD – 26 February 2023

Etymology

From 골치 (golchi, “the head”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive interfix) +‎ 거리 (geori, “matter”), hence "something that concerns the head."

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ʎt͡ɕʰit̚k͈ʌ̹ɾi] ~ [ko̞ʎt͡ɕʰik͈ʌ̹ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [골칟꺼리/골치꺼리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?golchitgeori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?golchisgeoli
McCune–Reischauer?kolch'itkŏri
Yale Romanization?kolchiskeli

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language 		골칫거리 (golchitgeori)
North Korean
Standard Language 		골치거리 (golchigeori)

골칫거리 • (golchitgeori)

  1. trouble, headache (an inconvenient problem); nuisance; scourge
    Synonym: 두통거리 (dutonggeori)
    계속 쌓여만 가는 빚이 골칫거리다. ― Gyesok ssayeo-man ganeun bij-i golchitgeorida. ― The ever-accumulating debt is quite the headache.
    • 2020 October 28, “CNN "누가 美(미) 대통령 되든 북한은 큰 골칫거리"”, in No Cut News‎[1]:
      "누가 미국 대통령 선거에서 당선되든 북한이 큰 골칫거리가 될 것이다"
      nuga miguk daetongnyeong seon'geo-eseo dangseondoedeun Bukhan-i keun golchitgeori-ga doel geos-ida"
      "Regardless of who is elected the next US president at the elections, North Korea will remain to be a major problem."
  • 골칫덩어리 (golchitdeong'eori)
  • 골칫덩이 (golchitdeong'i)

See also

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