구두쇠

Korean

Etymology

구두 (gudu, “shoe”) + 쇠 (soe, “metal”). From the image of a man so stingy he would reinforce the soles of his shoes with metal so they could be worn longer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[kudusʰwe̞] ~ [kudusʰø̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[구두쉐/구두쇠]
Revised Romanization? gudusoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gudusoe
McCune–Reischauer? kudusoe
Yale Romanization? kwutwusoy

Noun

구두쇠 • (gudusoe)

  1. miser
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