짹소리

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Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From (jjaek, chirp, peep, tweet) +‎ 소리 (sori, sound).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈ɛks͈o̞ɾi] ~ [t͡ɕ͈e̞ks͈o̞ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjaeksori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjaegsoli
McCune–Reischauer?tchaeksori
Yale Romanization?ccayk.soli

Noun

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짹소리 (jjaeksori)

  1. (onomatopoeia) chirp, peep, tweet
    술래에게 들키지 않으려고 에서 짹소리 없이 숨어 있었다.
    Na-neun sullae-ege deulkiji aneuryeogo mun dwi-eseo jjaeksori eopsi sumeo isseotda.
    I hid behind the door without making a peep so as not to be detected by the tagger.