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Korean
Etymology
From Japanese 急所 (kyūsho, “pressure point, essential notion”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | geupso |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geubso |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŭpso |
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| Yale Romanization? | kup.so |
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Noun
급소 • (geupso)
- vital point, tender spot, keypoint, sore point
- 급소를 공격하다 ― geupso-reul gonggyeokhada ― to strike at a vital point
- 급소를 찌른 질문 ― geupso-reul jjireun jilmun ― a searching question