딴지

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from 장딴지 (jangttanji, calf, back of leg), from the move in ssireum of attacking the calf.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttanji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttanji
McCune–Reischauer?ttanji
Yale Romanization?ttan.ci

Noun[edit]

딴지 (ttanji)

  1. (informal) criticism, provocation, reason for quarrel
    딴지 걸다
    ttanji-reul geolda
    to pick on someone's words, to criticize

References[edit]

  1. ^ Danielle O. Pyun (2008) 500 Common Korean Idioms, Routledge, →ISBN