짹소리

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 짹 (jjaek, “chirp, peep, tweet”) +‎ 소리 (sori, “sound”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈ɛks͈o̞ɾi] ~ [t͡ɕ͈e̞ks͈o̞ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [짹쏘리/쩩쏘리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjaeksori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjaegsoli
McCune–Reischauer?tchaeksori
Yale Romanization?ccayk.soli

Noun

짹소리 • (jjaeksori)

  1. (onomatopoeia) chirp, peep, tweet
    나는 술래에게 들키지 않으려고 문 뒤에서 짹소리 없이 숨어 있었다.
    Na-neun sullae-ege deulkiji aneuryeogo mun dwi-eseo jjaeksori eopsi sumeo isseotda.
    I hid behind the door without making a peep so as not to be detected by the tagger.
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