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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | geoyu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geoyu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏyu |
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| Yale Romanization? | kē.yu |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 巨乳, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 巨乳 (kyonyū, “large breasts”). First popularized around 2005 via Japanese media.
Noun
거유 • (geoyu) (hanja 巨乳)
- (colloquial) large breasts (of a woman)
- Synonym: 맘마통 (mammatong)
- Antonym: 빈유(貧乳) (binyu, “flat chest”)
- (colloquial) a busty woman
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 巨 (“tremendous”) + 儒 (“Confucian”).
Noun
거유 • (geoyu) (hanja 巨儒)
- (historical) an esteemed Confucian literatus
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
Noun
거유〮 (kèyú)
- goose
Descendants