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Korean
Etymology
불 (bul, “fire”) + 쑤시− (“to poke”) + 개 (-gae, “-er”, inanimate agentive suffix). The "book" sense comes from the idea that the book is so terrible it would be better used as kindling.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | bulssosigae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bul'ssosigae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pulssosigae |
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| Yale Romanization? | pul.ssosikay |
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Noun
불쏘시개 • (bulssosigae)
- kindling (twigs used to start a fire)
- (figurative) spark, trigger, catalyst
- (colloquial, derogatory) pot boiler book, low-quality book
- 막장 불쏘시개 ― makjang bulssosigae ― terrible book with a preposterous plot