지뢰

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地雷, from 地 (“land”) + 雷 (“thunder”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiɾwe̞] ~ [t͡ɕiɾø̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [지뤠/지뢰]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jiroe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jiloe
McCune–Reischauer?chiroe
Yale Romanization?ciloy

Noun

지뢰 • (jiroe) (hanja 地雷)

  1. land mine (explosive device)
  2. (fandom slang) Certain works, characters, organizations, and parties that a particular individual (mainly a speaker) dislikes or hates; DNI

Derived terms
  • 지뢰 찾기 (jiroe chatgi, “Minesweeper”)
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