저리

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Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 뎌〮리〮 (Yale: tyélí).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeoli
McCune–Reischauer?chŏri
Yale Romanization?celi

Adverb

저리 • (jeori)

  1. so, like that
  2. to that place, in that direction, there (direction)
  3. away
    저리 가라! ― Jeori gara! ― Go away!
Derived terms
  • 저리하다 (jeorihada, “to behave like that, in that way”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 低 (“low”) + 利 (“interest”). See also Japanese 低利.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeoli
McCune–Reischauer?chŏri
Yale Romanization?cēli

Noun

저리 • (jeori) (hanja 低利)

  1. (finance) low interest rates
    Antonym: 고리(高利) (gori, “high interest”)
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