곡절

Korean

Derived verbs
Active 곡절하다

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 曲折.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gokjeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gogjeol
    McCune–Reischauer?kokchŏl
    Yale Romanization?kokcel

    Noun

    곡절 • (gokjeol) (hanja 曲折)

    1. bentness, crookedness
    2. twists and turns, complications, ups and downs

    Derived terms

    • 우여곡절 (迂餘曲折, uyeogokjeol, “vicissitudes, twists and turns”)
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