권모술수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 權謀 (adept stratagems) + 術數 (divination methods).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwʌ̹nmo̞sʰuɭsʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwonmosulsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwonmosulsu
McCune–Reischauer?kwŏnmosulsu
Yale Romanization?kwenmoswul.swu

Noun

권모술수 • (gwonmosulsu) (hanja 權謀術數)

  1. cunning schemes, machinations