눈엣가시

Korean

Etymology

From 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ -에 (-e, locative marker) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive marker) +‎ 가시 (gasi, “thorn”), literally: "a thorn in the eye". Compare a similar expression in Chinese 眼中釘，肉中刺／眼中钉，肉中刺 (yǎnzhōngdīng, ròuzhōngcì, “a nail in the eye, a thorn in the flesh”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nune̞t̚k͈a̠ɕʰi] ~ [nune̞k͈a̠ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [누넫까시/누네까시]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunetgasi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nun'esgasi
McCune–Reischauer?nunetkasi
Yale Romanization?nwun.eyskasi

Noun

눈엣가시 • (nunetgasi)

  1. an eyesore, a very disgusting person, an offense to the eye
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