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눈싸움

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Compound of (nun, eye) +‎ 싸움 (ssaum, fight).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunssaum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunssaum
McCune–Reischauer?nunssaum
Yale Romanization?nwunssawum

Noun

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눈싸움 (nunssaum)

  1. staring contest (a game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Compound of (nun, snow) +‎ 싸움 (ssaum, fight).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnu(ː)ns͈a̠um]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunssaum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunssaum
McCune–Reischauer?nunssaum
Yale Romanization?nwūnssawum

Noun

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눈싸움 (nunssaum)

  1. snowball fight
Derived terms
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