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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 굴허ᇰ〮 (Yale: kwùlhéng, “pit; gully; alley”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gureong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | guleong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kurŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | kwuleng |
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Noun
구렁 • (gureong)
- hole, pit, hollow, cavity (depression in the ground)
- Synonym: 구학(溝壑) (guhak)
- 구렁에 빠지다 ― gureong-e ppajida ― to fall into a pit
- (figurative) abyss, nadir, depths
1939, 현진건／玄鎭健<t:Hyun Jin-geon>, 無影塔 [The Shadowless Pagoda], page 15:아사달이 기쁨의 절정에 올랐다면 낙망의 구렁에 천길 만길 떨어지기는 묻지 않아도 팽개이리라.- Asadar-i gippeum-ui jeoljeong-e ollat-damyeon nangmang-ui gureong-e cheon'gil man'gil tteoreojigi-neun mut-ji an-ado Paenggae-i-rira.
- Just when Asadal, , rose to great heights of joy, abysmally fell to unfathomable depths of despair was, without question, Paenggae.
Derived terms
See also
- 壑 (hak), hanja with which the word is traditionally glossed