괴로움

Korean

Etymology

Substantive form of 괴롭다 (goeropda).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwe̞ɾo̞um] ~ [kø̞ɾo̞um]
Phonetic hangul: [궤로움/괴로움]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	goeroum
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	goeloum
McCune–Reischauer^?	koeroum
Yale Romanization^?	koylowum

Noun

괴로움 • (goeroum)

suffering; pain
- 1984, “내 운명 지켜준 어머니당이여 [The Mother Party Protects My Destiny]”, 전동우 [jeondong'u] (lyrics), 한시준 [hansijun] (music):
  말 못하는 괴로움도 남먼저 알고
  가슴 속 에 숨긴 뜻 도 헤아려 주 네
  그 사랑 그다지 깊은 줄 내 미처 몰랐 네
  Malmothaneun goeroum-do nammeonjeo algo
  Gaseumsog-e sumgin tteut-do hearyeoju-ne
  geu sarang geudaji gipeunjul nae micheo mollan-ne
  Even the agony I daren't speak of, you knew before me,
  And you read the secrets I buried deep within my heart.
  I was unaware of just how deeply you'd poured your love.

Synonyms

괴롬 (goerom) (short form)