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Korean
Etymology
From 눈 (nun, “eye”) + -에 (-e, locative marker) + -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive marker) + 가시 (gasi, “thorn”), literally: "a thorn in the eye". Compare a similar expression in Chinese 眼中釘，肉中刺／眼中钉，肉中刺 (yǎnzhōngdīng, ròuzhōngcì, “a nail in the eye, a thorn in the flesh”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | nunetgasi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nun'esgasi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nunetkasi |
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| Yale Romanization? | nwun.eyskasi |
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Noun
눈엣가시 • (nunetgasi)
- an eyesore, a very disgusting person, an offense to the eye