청산가리

Korean

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 青酸カリ (seisan kari, “potassium cyanide”), using the older ateji spelling 加里 (kari).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋsʰa̠nɡa̠ɾi]
Phonetic hangul: [청산가리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	cheongsan'gari
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	cheongsangali
McCune–Reischauer^?	ch'ŏngsan'gari
Yale Romanization^?	chengsankali

Noun

청산가리 • (cheongsan'gari) (hanja 靑酸加里)

(colloquial) potassium cyanide, an extremely poisonous chemical
- 1964, 김승옥／金承鈺 [Kim Seung-ok], 무진기행／霧津記行 [A Trip to Mujin]:
  
  저런 여자 들 이 먹는 건 청산가립니다. 수면제 몇 알 먹고 떠들썩한 연극 같은 건 안 하지요. 그것 만 은 고마운 일 이지만.
  jeoreon yeoja-deur-i meongneun geon cheongsan'garip-nida. Sumyeonje myeot al meokgo tteodeulsseok-han yeon'geuk gateun geon an hajiyo. Geugeon-man-eun gomaun ir-ijiman.
  It's cyanide, that women like these take. They won't set off a ruckus with just a few sleeping pills. We're grateful for that, at least.

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