구니

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 拘泥, from 拘 (“catching”) + 泥 (“attaching”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?guni
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?guni
    McCune–Reischauer?kuni
    Yale Romanization?kwuni

    Noun

    구니 • (guni) (hanja 拘泥)

    1. (rare) obsession; unnecessary absorption
      • 1929, Song Jin-u, 소작입법의 필요 ("Tenant farming legislation needed")[1],
        지주가 부질없이 목전의 이해에만 구니되어 영원한 장래를 보지 못함은 심히 한심한 일이다.
        jiju-ga bujir-eopsi mokjeon-ui ihae-eman gunidoe-eo yeongwonhan jangnae-reul boji motham-eun simhi hansimhan ir-ida.
        The landlords' inability to envision the eternal future, due to being obsessed solely with a futile understanding of what is in front of their eyes, is profoundly regrettable.

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