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
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kudusʰwe̞] ~ [kudusʰø̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [구두쉐/구두쇠]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gudusoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gudusoe
McCune–Reischauer?kudusoe
Yale Romanization?kwutwusoy

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 구두쇠의 / 구두쇠에 / 구두쇠까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

구두쇠 • (gudusoe)

  1. miser
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