거유

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ju]
• Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)유]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geoyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoyu
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏyu
Yale Romanization?	kē.yu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 巨乳, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 巨乳(きょにゅう) (kyonyū, “large breasts”). First popularized around 2005 via Japanese media.

Noun

거유 • (geoyu) (hanja 巨乳)

1. (colloquial) large breasts (of a woman)

   Synonym: 맘마통 (mammatong)

   Antonym: 빈유(貧乳) (binyu, “flat chest”)

2. (colloquial) a busty woman

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 巨 (“tremendous”) + 儒 (“Confucian”).

Noun

거유 • (geoyu) (hanja 巨儒)

1. (historical) an esteemed Confucian literatus

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə̀.jú/

Noun

거유〮 (kèyú)

1. goose

Descendants

• Korean: 거위 (geowi)