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Korean
Etymology
헛 (heot-, “false; in vain”) + 걸음 (georeum, “step”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | heotgeoreum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | heosgeol'eum |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hŏtkŏrŭm |
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| Yale Romanization? | heskel.um |
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Noun
헛걸음 • (heotgeoreum)
- (idiomatic) fruitless undertaking
고기를 사러 갔는데 정육점이 문을 닫아서 헛걸음이었어.- gogi-reul sareo ganneunde jeong'yukjeom-i mun-eul dadaseo heotgeoreum-ieosseo.
- We went to buy meat but the butcher's was closed, so it was a pointless trip.